| Country | Peru |
|---|---|
| Region | Tacna |
| Province | Jorge Basadre |
| Parts style | para |
| Founded | June 27, 1855 |
| Capital | Locumba |
| Mayor | Julio Victor Davalos Flores |
| Unit pref | Metric |
| Area total | 968.99 km² |
| Elevation | 559 m |
| Population total | 1692 |
| Population as of | 2005 census |
| Time zone | PET (UTC-5) |
| UBIGEO | 230301 |
Locumba is a district of Jorge Basadre province, Peru.[1] Its creation dates back to 1855, having served a special purpose as a temporary capital of the province of Tacna from 1890 to 1929.
History
The district was created on June 25, 1855, as part of the province of Tacna, then in Moquegua.[2][3] On June 25, 1875, the department of Tacna was created by law. It included the provinces of Tacna, Arica and Tarata. This was the last administrative change prior to the War of the Pacific, which began in 1879. In 1880, it was the site of a battle against Chile during the war.
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 of Locumba 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.[4][5][6] At the time, the town had a population of 300 inhabitants.[7]
In 2000, it was the site of an unsuccessful military uprising.
See also
References
- ^ (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática. Banco de Información Distrital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved April 11, 2008.
- ^ "Law creating again the province of Arica in the department of Moquegua". Congreso de la República. 1855-06-25. Archived 2009-07-30 at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ "Fundación de Tacna, Perú". Parlamento Andino. 2025-06-25.
- ^ 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.