Iquique Province

Iquique
Provincia de Iquique
Iquique
Iquique
Flag of Iquique
Official seal of Iquique
Location in the Tarapacá Region
Location in the Tarapacá Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Iquique
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 20°12′50″S 70°9′9″W / 20.21389°S 70.15250°W / -20.21389; -70.15250
Country Chile
Region Tarapacá
CapitalIquique
CommunesIquique
Alto Hospicio
Government
 • Presidential Provincial DelegateNone
Area
 • Total2,835.3 km2 (1,094.7 sq mi)
 • Rank2
Population
 (2012 census)[2]
 • Total275,042
 • Rank1
 • Density97/km2 (250/sq mi)
 • Urban
214,586
 • Rural
1,833
Sex
 • Men108,897
 • Women107,522
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code56 + 57

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.

  1. ^ "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". Government of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.