Tarapacá Region

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I Región de Tarapacá
See other Chilean regions
Capital Iquique
Provinces Iquique
El Tamarugal
Intendant Antonella Sciaraffia Estrada
Area

  - Total

 Ranked 6th

59,099.1 km²
Population

  - 2002 Census
  - Density

 Ranked 10th

428,594
7.25/km²
ISO 3166-2 CL-TA
survey of Tarapaca region, when it was part of Peru, in 1851
survey of Tarapaca region, when it was part of Peru, in 1851

The I Tarapacá Region (Spanish: I Región de Tarapacá) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It borders the Chilean Arica-Parinacota Region to the north, Bolivia's Oruro department on the east, the Antofagasta Region on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west.

Tarapacá is a former Peruvian province, which was annexed by neighbouring Chile under the 1883 Treaty of Ancón at the close of the War of the Pacific.

Contents

[edit] Provinces and municipalities

[edit] Iquique2

[edit] El Tamarugal2
  1. Formed to Region XV by legislation in 2007, to be functional since October, the 8th, 2007
  2. Created by legislation in 2007, to be functional in October, the 9th, 2007

[edit] Towns and villages

[edit] Climate

Mostly desert like, with the following variations:

  • Coastal desert with fog and little temperature variation during the day.
  • Normal Desert
  • Marginal desert of highlands.

[edit] Main Rivers

  • Isluga River
  • Cariquima
  • Concosa (Altiplano)

[edit] Main economic activities

  • Fishing
  • Tourism
  • Mining
    • Cerro Colorado
    • Collahuasi

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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