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Tamarugal Province

FieldValue
nameTamarugal Province
native_nameProvincia de Tamarugal
native_name_langes
settlement_typeProvince
image_skylineSalar de Coposa, Región de Tarapacá.JPG
image_captionSalar de Coposa
image_sealLogo de la DPP del Tamarugal.svg
image_mapProvincia del Tamarugal.svg
mapsize175px
map_altLocation in the Tarapacá Region
map_captionLocation in the Tarapacá Region
pushpin_label_positiontop
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_mapsize175
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Tarapacá
parts_typeCommunes
partsList of 5:
p1Pozo Almonte
p2Huara
p3Pica
p4Camiña
p5Colchane
seat_typeCapital
seatPozo Almonte
government_footnotes
government_typeProvincial
leader_partyComunes
leader_titlePresidential Provincial Delegate
leader_nameLuz Eliana González Millas
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km239390.5
area_rank1
population_footnotes
population_total20053
population_as_of2012 Census
population_rank2
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank111,876
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank210,655
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info114,175
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info28,356
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code56 + 57
website[Government of Tamarugal](http://www.gobernaciontamarugal.gov.cl/)

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Tamarugal Province () is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá, the other being the Iquique Province. Tamarugal Province spans most of the breadth of Chile, between the Pacific Ocean and Bolivia, where it borders on Oruro Department and Potosí Department. The capital is the city of Pozo Almonte.

Name

The province is named after Pampa del Tamarugal. Spanish name:

  • Provincia de Tamarugal: Used by the government of the province.
  • Provincia del Tamarugal: Used by the government of Chile. Derived from the name El Tamarugal.
  • Provincia El Tamarugal: Derived from the name El Tamarugal.

Geography and demography

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 39390.5 sqkm and had a population of 22,531 inhabitants (14,175 men and 8,356 women). It is the seventh largest and ninth least populated province in the country with a population density of 0.6 PD/sqkm. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 63.5% (8,748 persons).

Administration

The province is administered by a presidentially appointed delegate. Luz Eliana González Millas was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.

Communes

As a province, Tamarugal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further subdivided into five communes (comunas).

CommuneArea (km2)2002
populationDensity (km2)Government
website
Pozo Almonte
(Capital)13,765.810,8300.8[link](https://web.archive.org/web/20110707011809/http://www.municipalidadpozoalmonte.cl/)
Pica8,934.36,1780.7[link](http://www.municipalidadpica.cl/)
Huara10,474.62,5990.2[link](https://web.archive.org/web/20070902043619/http://www.municipalidaddehuara.cl/)
Colchane4,015.61,6490.4[link](https://web.archive.org/web/20110319033237/http://www.municipiocolchane.cl/)
Camiña2,200.21,2750.6*none*
**Province**39,390.522,5310.6[link](http://www.gobernaciontamarugal.gov.cl/)

References

References

  1. "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". [[Government of Chile]].
  2. (2007). "Territorial division of Chile". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  5. "Tarapacá: Plaza de Justicia atendió a usuarios de la Provincia del Tamarugal - Ministerio de Justicia - Gobierno de Chile".
  6. "Asociacion Chilena de Municipalidades".
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