Jorge Basadre province

Jorge Basadre is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Locumba. The province was created on April 21, 1988 (by law No. 24799)^[1] and is named after Jorge Basadre Grohmann, the country's most notable historian.^[2]

Jorge Basadre
Province
Location of Jorge Basadre in the Tacna Region
Country	Peru
Region	Tacna
Founded	April 21, 1988
Capital	Locumba
Government
• Mayor	Julio Victor Davalos Flores (2007)
Area
• Total	2,928.72 km2 (1,130.79 sq mi)
Elevation	559 m (1,834 ft)
Population
• Total	8,814
• Density	3.0/km2 (7.8/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2303
Website	www.munijorgebasadre.gob.pe

Boundaries

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

Political division

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

• Ilabaya (Ilabaya)
• Ite (Ite)
• Locumba (Locumba)

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 (79.88%) learnt to speak in childhood, 15.90% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language and 4.01% using Quechua (2007 Peru Census).^[3]