Jorge Basadre Province is one of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Locumba. The province was created on April 21, 1988 (by law No. 24799) and is named after Jorge Basadre Grohmann, the country's most notable historian.BoundariesNorth: Moquegua RegionEast: Candarave ProvinceSouth: Tacna ProvinceWest: Pacific OceanPolitical divisionThe province is divided into three districts (distritos, singular: distrito), each of which is headed by a mayor.