Alto Hospicio | |
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Coordinates: 20°15′S 70°07′W / 20.250°S 70.117°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Tarapacá |
Province | Iquique Province |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal council |
• Alcalde | Patricio Ferreira (PDC) |
Area | |
• Total | 593.2 km2 (229.0 sq mi) |
Elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 94,441 |
• Density | 160/km2 (410/sq mi) |
Demonym | Hospiciano |
Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
Postal code | 1130000 |
Area code | (+56) 5 |
Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
Alto Hospicio is a Chilean municipality and commune located next to Iquique, in the Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region. It is a fast-growing popular area in the heights of Iquique and has a population of 94,254 according to the preliminary result of the 2012 census. It is the second largest commune of the Greater Iquique urbanization with a total population of 275,000 in 2012.