Locumba

Locumba is a town in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. It is the capital of Jorge Basadre Province.

Locumba
Town
Locumba
Coordinates: 17°36′49.81″S 70°45′45.05″W
Country	Peru
Region	Tacna
Province	Jorge Basadre
District	Locumba
Government
• Mayor	Julio Victor Davalos Flores
Time zone	UTC-5 (PET)

In 1880, it was the site of a battle against Chile during the War of the Pacific. From 1890 to 1929, the town served as the provisional capital of Tacna Department due to the city of Tacna being under Chilean administration at the time.^[1]

Climate

Climate data for Locumba, elevation 560 m (1,840 ft), (1991–2020)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	30.5 (86.9)	30.9 (87.6)	30.4 (86.7)	28.4 (83.1)	26.1 (79.0)	23.5 (74.3)	23.0 (73.4)	24.0 (75.2)	25.6 (78.1)	27.2 (81.0)	28.3 (82.9)	29.6 (85.3)	27.3 (81.1)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	16.7 (62.1)	16.7 (62.1)	15.6 (60.1)	13.0 (55.4)	10.3 (50.5)	8.6 (47.5)	8.3 (46.9)	9.0 (48.2)	9.8 (49.6)	11.3 (52.3)	12.7 (54.9)	14.9 (58.8)	12.2 (54.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	0.6 (0.02)	0.4 (0.02)	0.2 (0.01)	0.2 (0.01)	0.1 (0.00)	0.1 (0.00)	0.2 (0.01)	0.2 (0.01)	0.2 (0.01)	0.0 (0.0)	0.0 (0.0)	0.1 (0.00)	2.3 (0.09)
Source: National Meteorology and Hydrology Service of Peru[2]

Uprising

Main article: Locumba uprising