Jorge Basadre Province

Jorge Basadre Province 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) and is named after Jorge Basadre Grohmann, the country's most notable historian.

Boundaries

 * North: Moquegua Region
 * East: Candarave Province
 * South: Tacna Province
 * West: Pacific Ocean

Political division
The province is divided into three districts (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).