Tarata Province

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

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

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:

• 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):

• Chucatamani
• Estique
• Estique-Pampa
• Sitajara
• Susapaya
• Tarata
• Tarucachi
• Ticaco

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).

See also

• Pharaquta
• Wilaquta