Jorge Basadre province

Jorge Basadre is a province of the department of Tacna, Peru. Located in the country's southern coast, it is the westernmost province of the department. Its capital is Locumba.

Etymology

The province is named after Jorge Basadre Grohmann, one of the country's most notable historians, and a native of the city of Tacna.

History

The province was created on April 21, 1988, through law No. 24799, prior to which its territory had belonged to Tacna province.

Politics

The province is administered by a municipal government that also administers Locumba District. The Catholic Church in Peru administers the province as part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tacna and Moquegua since 1944.

List of mayors

Since 2023, the incumbent mayor is.

Subdivisions

The province is divided into three districts, each of which is headed by a mayor :

Geography

The province is the site of Toquepala mine.

Boundaries

Northwest: Moquegua Region
Northeast: Candarave Province
Southeast: Tacna Province
Southwest: Pacific Ocean

Demographics

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population learnt to speak in childhood, 15.90% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 4.01% using Quechua.