- Jorge Basadre Province
Infobox Province Peru
region = Tacna
founded =April 21 1988
cofarms =
province = Jorge Basadre
capital =Locumba
elevation = 559
pop = 8,814
density = 3.01
area = 2,928.72
districts = 3
web = www.munijorgebasadre.gob.pe
mayor = Julio Victor Davalos Flores (2007)
ubigeo = 2303Jorge Basadre Province is one of four provinces in the
Tacna Region in southernPeru . Its capital isLocumba . The province was created onApril 21 1988 (by law No. "24799") [es icon Ley 24799. [http://munijorgebasadre.gob.pe/archivos/creacion1.pdf Crean en el Departamento de Tacna la Provincia de "Jorge Basadre"] . RetrievedMarch 10 2008 ] and is named after Jorge Basadre Grohmann, the country's most notablehistorian . [es icon Municipalidad Provincial Jorge basadre. [http://www.munijorgebasadre.gob.pe/ Municipalidad Provincial Jorge basadre] . RetrievedMarch 10 2008 ]Boundaries
*North:
Moquegua Region
*East:Candarave Province
*South:Tacna Province
*West: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 )References
External links
* [http://www.munijorgebasadre.gob.pe/ Official Municipal website]
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