Iquique Province
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Provincia de Iquique | |
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| Coordinates: 20°12′50″S 70°9′9″W / 20.21389°S 70.15250°WCoordinates: 20°12′50″S 70°9′9″W / 20.21389°S 70.15250°W | |
| Country | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| Region | Tarapacá |
| Capital | Iquique |
| Comunas | Iquique Alto Hospicio |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Francisco Pinto Madariaga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,835.3 km2 (1,094.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 216,419 |
| • Density | 76.3302/km2 (197.694/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Website | Official website |
The Iquique Province (Spanish: Provincia de Iquique) is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá (I). Its capital is the port city of Iquique.
Geography
The Iquique province is on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The province has an area of 2,835.3 km2 (1,094.7 sq mi).[2]
Iquique is bordered on the north and east by the Tamarugal province, on the south by the Antofagasta region and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.[2]
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Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 216,419 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 76.3 inhabitants/km².[2]
The largest city of the province is Iquique, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 166,204 inhabitants.
Administration
As a province, Iquique is a second-level administrative division, consisting of two communes (comunas): Alto Hospicio in the northeastern portion and Iquique in the rest of the province. The coastal city of Iquique serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area[2] (km²) |
Population[2] (2002) |
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| 01101 | Iquique | 2 Iquique | 2,242.1 | 166,204 |
| 01102 | Alto Hospicio | 1 Alto Hospicio | 593.2 | 50,215 |
| Total of Iquique province | 2,835.3 | 216,419 | ||
References
- ↑ Gobernaciones (in es). Intendencia - Region of Tarapacá. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Región de TarapacáInstituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
Other websites
- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional de Tarapacá Official website (in Spanish)
- Province of Iquique website (in Spanish)