Tacna Province

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Tacna
Location of Tacna in the Tacna region
Country	Peru
Region	Tacna
Capital	Tacna
Area
Area Elevation (capital)	8,066.11 km2
Population (as of the 2005 Census)
Population  - Total  - Density	250,509 31.1/km²
Mayor	Luis Ramon Torres Robledo (2007)
Subdivisions	10 districts
UBIGEO	2301
Official website
http://www.munitacna.gob.pe

Tacna is the largest of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Tacna.

Contents 1 Location 2 Boundaries 3 Political division 4 External links

[edit] Location

The province is located on the border with Chile and Bolivia

[edit] Boundaries

• North: Jorge Basadre Province and Tarata Province
• East: Chile and Bolivia
• South: Chile
• West: Pacific Ocean

[edit] Political division

The province is divided into ten districts (Spanish: distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):

• Alto de la Alianza
• Calana
• Ciudad Nueva
• Coronel Gregorio Albarracín Lanchipa
• Inclán
• Pachía
• Palca
• Pocollay
• Sama
• Tacna

[edit] External links

• (Spanish) Official website of the Tacna Province

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