Tacna
Tacna, officially known as San Pedro de Tacna, is a city in southern Peru and the regional capital of the Tacna Region. A very commercially active city, it is located only 35 km (22 mi) north of the border with Arica y Parinacota Region from Chile, inland from the Pacific Ocean and in the valley of the Caplina River. It is Peru's tenth most populous city.
Tacna
Takana San Pedro de Tacna | |
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Top: Monument at Battle of Tacna at Intiorko Hill, 2nd left: Ferroviaria Railroad Station, 2nd right: Cerrado Peru Arena (Coliseo Cerrado Peru), 3rd left: Tacna Cathedral, 3rd right: Tacna Municipal Hall, Bottom: Jorge Basadre Stadium (Estadio Jorge Basadre) | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): La Ciudad Heroica (The Heroic City) | |
Tacna Tacna | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′20″S 70°14′54″W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Region | Tacna |
| Province | Tacna |
| District | Tacna |
| Established | June 29, 1541 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Julio Daniel Medina Castro (2019–2022) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14,766.63 km2 (5,701.43 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 552 m (1,811 ft) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 286,240 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 293,116 |
| • Density | 19/km2 (50/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tacneño/a |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 23000 |
| Area code | 52 |
| Website | munitacna.gob.pe |
The city has gained a reputation for its patriotism, with many monuments and streets named after heroes of Peru's struggle for independence (1821–1824) and the War of the Pacific (1879–1883). Residents of Tacna are known in Spanish as tacneños.
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