Iquique Province
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.
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Provincia de Iquique | |
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 Seal  Location in Tarapacá Region | |
| 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 |  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 |
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]
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) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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". Intendencia - Region of Tarapacá (in español). Retrieved 12 July 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Región de Tarapacá" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 May 2012. 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)