La Yarada-Los Palos District Explained

La Yarada-Los Palos District
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:District
Mapsize:frameless
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Peru
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Tacna
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Tacna
Parts Type:Subdivisions
Parts Style:para
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:2015
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Los Palos
Leader Title:Mayor
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Total Km2:2320
Elevation M:62
Population Total:16432
Population As Of:2005 census
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone1:PET
Utc Offset1:-5

The district of La Yarada Los Palos is one of the 11 districts that constitute the province of Tacna in the Tacna Region, in the south of Peru.

History

On November 7, 2015, the President of Peru promulgated Law No. 30358, law creating the district of Yarada los Palos. The territorial limits of the district were defined as follows:

Chile protested against the creation of the district due to the dispute between both countries, and declared it null and void in the context of the border between both states.[1]

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Muñoz por creación del distrito La Yarada-Los Palos: No tiene valor jurídico para Chile . 2015-11-08 . BioBioChile.