Tacna
Tacna
San Pedro de Tacna | |
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City | |
Clockwise from top: Tacna Cathedral. Alto de la Alianza museum, Tacna railway, Topiario park, Arco Parabólico and panoramic view of Tacna | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
| Nickname: La Ciudad Heroica (The Heroic City) | |
Interactive map of Tacna | |
Tacna Tacna | |
| Coordinates: 18°03′20″S 70°14′54″W / 18.05556°S 70.24833°W | |
| Country | Peru |
| Department | Tacna |
| Province | Tacna |
| District | Tacna |
| Established | 29 June 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 | 19.384/km2 (50.205/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Tacneño/a |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (PET) |
| UBIGEO | 23000 |
| Area code | 52 |
| Website | munitacna.gob.pe |
Tacna (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈtaɣna]; Aymara and Quechua: Taqna), officially San Pedro de Tacna, is a city in southern Peru and the capital of the department of Tacna. Located in the Caplina River valley about 35 km (22 mi) north of the border with Chile, it is one of the country's main commercial centers and Peru's tenth most populous city. Known for its strong patriotic identity, Tacna features numerous monuments and place names commemorating Peru's independence and the War of the Pacific. Its inhabitants are known as tacneños.