Tarata Province

Province in Tacna, Peru

Tarata
Province
Valley of the Estique River, Tarata Province
Location of Tarata in the Tacna Region
Country	Peru
Region	Tacna
Capital	Tarata
Government
• Mayor	José Luis Ticona Sanjinez (2007)
Area
• Total	2,819.96 km² (1,088.79 sq mi)
Population
• Total	6,630
• Density	2.4/km² (6.1/sq mi)
UBIGEO	2304

Tarata is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Tarata city.

Geography

The Tarata Province is bounded to the north by the Candarave Province and the Puno Region, to the east by Bolivia, and to the south and west by the Tacna Province.

The Barroso mountain range traverses the district. Some of the highest mountains of the province are listed below:^[1]

Antajawi
Chila
Chunta Qullu
Churi Qullu
Churi Wiqu
Ch'illiwa
Ch'uxñuma
Inka Apachita
Iñuma
Jach'a T'aja Sirka
Jach'a Qullu
Janq'u Qullu
Jichu Qullu
Jisk'a Qullu
Juqhuri
Khuruña
Laram Qullu
Lluqu Qullu
Lluqu Lluquni
Pä Qullu
Pharaquta
Phuru Phuruni
Phusnu Pullawi
P'isaqani
Qutan Willk'i
Qutañani
Q'asiri
Tawa Qullu
Taypi Qullu
Timillu Qullu
Titiri
Wallatiri
Warawarani
Wariri
Wila Uqharani
Wila Qullu
Wiqu
Yana K'achi

Political division

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

Ethnic groups

The province is inhabited by indigenous citizens of Aymara descent. Spanish, however, is the language which the majority of the population (82.31%) learnt to speak in childhood, 17.12% of the residents started speaking using the Aymara language (2007 Peru Census).^[2]

Sources

^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Tarata Province (Tacna Region)
^ inei.gob.pe Archived 2013-01-27 at the Wayback Machine INEI, Peru, Censos Nacionales 2007