Tacna Province

Tacna
Province
Tacna Tacna
Location of Tacna in the Tacna Region Location of Tacna in the Tacna Region
Country	Peru
Region	Tacna
Capital	Tacna
Government
• Mayor	Luis Ramon Torres Robledo (2007)
Area
• Total	8,066.11 km2 (3,114.34 sq mi)
Population
• Total	250,509
• Density	31/km2 (80/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2301
Website	www.munitacna.gob.pe

Tacna is the largest of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru located on the border with Chile and Bolivia. Its capital is Tacna.

Geography

The Tacna Province is bounded to the north by the Jorge Basadre Province and the Tarata Province, to the east by Chile and Bolivia, to the south by Chile and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.

The Barroso mountain range traverses the province. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:

Awki Taypi Chachakumani Chullunkhäni Chunta Qullu Chupikiña Ch'alluta Iñuma Jach'a Pata Jach'a Qullu Janq'u Chawllani Janq'u Qalani

Karpani Kunturini Khuruña Lluqu Qullu Piqu Pukata Pupusani Phaq'u Q'awa Qiwñani Qiwñuta Q'uli Q'ulini

Quri Qurini Q'asiri Wanq'uni Wanuni Warawarani Wayna Pawqarani Wila Qullu Wila Wilani Wila Willk'i Wiqu

Political division

The province is divided into 11 districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):

• Alto de la Alianza
• Calana
• Ciudad Nueva
• Coronel Gregorio Albarracín Lanchipa
• Inclán
• Pachía
• Palca
• Pocollay
• Sama
• Distrito de La Yarada-Los Palos
• Tacna

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara and Quechua descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (80.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 16.34% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 2.55% using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).

See also

• Wila Wilani

External links

• (Spanish) Official website of the Tacna Province