Iquique Province
Province in Tarapacá, Chile
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Iquique Province (Spanish: Provincia de Iquique) is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá. Its capital is the port city of Iquique.
Iquique
Provincia de Iquique | |
|---|---|
Iquique | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in the Tarapacá Region | |
  Iquique Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 20°12′50″S 70°9′9″W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Tarapacá |
| Capital | Iquique |
| Communes | Iquique Alto Hospicio |
| Government | |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | None |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,835.3 km2 (1,094.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2 |
| Population (2012 census)[2] | |
• Total | 275,042 |
| • Rank | 1 |
| • Density | 97.006/km2 (251.25/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 214,586 |
| • Rural | 1,833 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 108,897 |
| • Women | 107,522 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + 57 |
History
Until October 2007, the Province of Iquique was composed of 7 communes: Alto Hospicio, Camina, Colchane, Huara, Iquique, Pica and Pozo Almonte, but since then, with the creation of the Region of Arica and Parinacota, much of the province, specifically the municipalities of Huara, Camina, Colchane, Pozo Almonte and Pica, was transferred administratively to Tamarugal Province, leaving Iquique Province consists of two communes.[citation needed]
Geography and demography
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 2,835.3 km2 (1,095 sq mi) and had a population of 275,042 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 76.3/km2 (198/sq mi). Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 30.8% (50,959 persons).[2]
Administration
As a province, Iquique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas): the capital Iquique and its suburb Alto Hospicio. The province is administered by the presidentially appointed regional delegate.[1]
