Tarapacá Region Totally Explained

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I Región de Tarapacá> Iquique
El Tamarugal2002 Census
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Capital	Iquique
Area - Total	Ranked 6th 59,099.1 km²
Ranked 10th 428,594 7.25/km²
ISO 3166-2	CL-TA

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.

Provinces and municipalities

Iquique²

Iquique (Regional and provincial capital)
Alto Hospicio

El Tamarugal²

Pozo Almonte (Provincial capital)

Huara

Camiña

Colchane

Pica

Formed to Region XV by legislation in 2007, to be functional since October, the 8th, 2007

Created by legislation in 2007, to be functional in October, the 9th, 2007

Towns and villages

Iquique

Isluga

Pica

Mamiña

Pisagua

Alto Hospicio

Huara

Pozo Almonte

Codpa

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.

Main Rivers

Isluga River

Cariquima

Concosa (Altiplano)

Main economic activities

Fishing

Tourism

Mining

Further Information

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