Jorge Basadre province
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Boundaries
- Northwest: Moquegua Region
- Northeast: Candarave Province
- Southeast: Tacna Province
- Southwest: Pacific Ocean
Political division
The province is divided into three districts (Template:Langx, singular: Script error: No such module "Lang".), each of which is headed by a mayor (alcalde):
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).[3]
References
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- ↑ Template:In lang Municipalidad Provincial Jorge basadre. Municipalidad Provincial Jorge basadre. Retrieved March 10, 2008
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External links
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