Tarapacá Region
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| Capital | Iquique |
| Provinces | Iquique El Tamarugal |
| Intendant | Miguel Silva Rodriguez |
| Area - Total |
Ranked 6th 59,099.1 km² |
| Population - 2002 Census |
Ranked 10th 428,594 |
| ISO 3166-2 | CL-TA |
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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. The Arica-Parinacota Region was created in 2007 by subdividing the Tarapacá Region.
Tarapacá was 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.
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[edit] Provinces and municipalities
- Iquique (Regional and provincial capital)
- Alto Hospicio
- 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
[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
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Gobierno Regional de Tarapacá Official website (in Spanish)
- Information about Tarapaca (in Spanish)
- Canal 57 - Tarapacá Digital Televisión (in Spanish)
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