Tacna Province
| Tacna Province | |||
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 Location of the province in the Tacna region |
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| Country | Peru | ||
| region | Tacna | ||
| Seat | Tacna | ||
| surface | 8,066.1 km² | ||
| Residents | 306,363 (2017) | ||
| density | 38 inhabitants per km² | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | PE-TAC | ||
| Website | www.munitacna.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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| Alcalde Provincial | Julio Daniel Medina Castro (2019-2022) |
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Coordinates: 18 ° 1 ′ S , 70 ° 15 ′ W
The province of Tacna is one of four provinces in the Tacna region in the extreme south of Peru . The province has an area of 8066 km². The population in the 2017 census was 306,363. Ten years earlier the population was 262,731. The administrative seat is the city of Tacna .
Geographical location
The province of Tacna is on the Pacific coast. It extends over the desert-like arid coastal region. The rivers Río Caplina and Río Sama flow through the province. It borders in the northwest on the province of Jorge Basadre , in the northeast on the province of Tarata , in the east on Bolivia and in the south on the Región de Arica y Parinacota in Chile .
Administrative division
The province of Tacna is divided into eleven districts. The Tacna district is the seat of the provincial administration.
| District | Administrative headquarters |
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| Alto de la Alianza | La Esperanza |
| Calana | Calana |
| Ciudad Nueva | Ciudad Nueva |
| Coronel Gregorio Albarracín Lanchipa | Alfonso Ugarte |
| Inclán | Sama Grande |
| La Yarada Los Palos | Los Palos |
| Pachía | Pachía |
| Palca | Palca |
| Pocollay | Pocollay |
| Sama | Las Yaras |
| Tacna | Tacna |
Web links
- Peru: Region Tacna (provinces and districts) at www.citypopulation.de
- INEI Perú