Tacna region
Tacna region | |||
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Basic data | |||
Country | Peru | ||
Capital | Tacna | ||
surface | 16,075 km² | ||
Residents | 341,800 (2015) | ||
density | 21 inhabitants per km² | ||
ISO 3166-2 | PE-TAC | ||
Website | www.regiontacna.gob.pe (Spanish) | ||
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Gobernador regional | Juan Tonconi Quispe (2019-2022) |
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Provinces of the Tacna region |
Coordinates: 17 ° 55 ′ S , 70 ° 17 ′ W
The region of Tacna [ ˈtakna ] (span. Región Tacna , Quechua Taqna suyu ) is the southernmost region of Peru . It borders on the Pacific to the west, Bolivia to the east and Chile to the south . 341,800 people (2015) live in an area of 16,075 km². The regional capital is Tacna .
geography
The landscape is very mountainous, the snow-capped Chupiquiña mountain reaches an altitude of 5788 meters.
population
The most common mother tongues are Spanish (76%), Aymara (19%) and Quechua (3%).
Provinces
The region is divided into four provinces and 24 districts.
province | Capital |
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Candarave | Candarave |
Jorge Basadre | Locumba |
Tacna | Tacna |
Tarata | Tarata |
history
The province was occupied by Chile in the Saltpeter War in 1880 . Although it was awarded to Peru in the Treaty of Ancón in 1883 , contrary to the agreement, it remained occupied by Chile until 1929. The Tacna-Arica compromise by US President Herbert Hoover then led to the final return of the province to Peru.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadistica e Informatica: 2017 census. Idioma o lengua con el que aprendió hablar. Retrieved October 9, 2018 (Spanish).