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.
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]