| Region | Tacna |
|---|---|
| Province | Jorge Basadre |
| District | Locumba |
| Mayor | Julio Dávalos Flores |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| Coordinates | 17°36′49.81″S 70°45′45.05″W |
Locumba is a town in southern Peru. It is the capital of the district of the same name and of Jorge Basadre province, located in the department of Tacna.
History
In 1880, it was the site of a battle against Chile during the War of the Pacific. On April 1, 1884, Miguel Iglesias created the department of Moquegua, incorporating Tacna's districts of Locumba and Ilabaya. Three years later, Andrés Avelino Cáceres declared the law null and void, with the districts returning to their original jurisdiction.
On January 10, 1890, a Supreme Resolution designated the town as the capital of the province and department of Free Tacna, a name that would apply to the non-occupied area north of Sama River for the remainder of the dispute.[1][2][3] At the time, the town had a population of 300 inhabitants.[4]
In 2000, it was the site of an unsuccessful military uprising.
Politics
The town, a district and provincial capital, is administered by a municipal government. The local government is served by a mayor.
List of mayors
Since 2023, the incumbent mayor is Julio Dávalos Flores.
| Mayor | Party | Term | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Begin | End | ||
| Jorge Eyzaguirre Martínez | APRA | 1990 | 1992 |
| 1993 | 1995 | ||
| Julio Dávalos Flores | Lista Independiente № 13 | 1996 | 1998 |
| Frente Independiente Agrario | 1999 | 2002 | |
| 2003 | 2006 | ||
| APRA | 2007 | 2010 | |
| José Málaga Cutipe | Lista Independiente Recuperemos Tacna | 2011 | 2014 |
| Manuel Raúl Oviedo Palacios | Partido Humanista Peruano | 2015 | 2018 |
| Félix Fredy Morales Mamani | Alianza para el Progreso | 2019 | 2022 |
| Julio Dávalos Flores | Avanza País | 2023 | Incumbent |
See also
References
- ^ Tizón y Bueno, Ricardo (1904). Texto de Geografía del Perú para colegios (in Spanish). Lima: Tipografía Nacional. pp. 20–21.
- ^ Plan Estratégico del Distrito de Locumba (in Spanish). Locumba: Municipalidad de Locumba. 2013. p. 9. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
Luego de los resultados de la guerra con Chile y producto de ello la ocupación de la ciudad de Tacna con las nuevas autoridades invasoras, se suscita el acontecimiento mediante el acuerdo de ambos países y mediante Resolución Suprema del 10 de Enero de 1890 se designa al pueblo de Locumba, como capital provisional tanto a nivel provincial como su reconocimiento en lo departamental, llamándosele desde entonces Tacna Libre. Este periodo duró 40 años aproximadamente, y durante el mismo fue recinto de las autoridades políticas, militares y judiciales hasta el 26 de Agosto de 1929, en que Tacna es reincorporada al Perú según plebiscito y aceptando el desmembramiento del Puerto de Arica, pasando este a poder de territorio chileno.
- ^ Vargas Hurtado, Gerardo (1929). Tacna, monografia historico-geografica (in Spanish). Imp. Minerva-Sagastigui. p. 52.
- ^ Dunn, William Edward (1925). Peru: a Commercial and Industrial Handbook. No. 25. U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 465–466.