Iquique Province facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Iquique Province Provincia de Iquique
Province
Overview of the city of Iquique
Seal Location in Tarapacá Region
Coordinates: 20°12′50″S 70°9′9″W
Country	Chile
Region	Tarapacá
Capital	Iquique
Comunas	Iquique Alto Hospicio
Government
• Type	Provincial
Area
• Total	2,835.3 km2 (1,094.7 sq mi)
Population  (2002 Census)
• Total	216,419
• Density	76.3302/km2 (197.694/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code(s)	56 + 57
Website	Official website

The Iquique Province (Spanish: Provincia de Iquique) is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá (I). Its capital is the port city of Iquique.

Geography

The Iquique province is on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The province has an area of 2,835.3 km² (1,094.7 sq mi).

Iquique is bordered on the north and east by the Tamarugal province, on the south by the Antofagasta region and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.

Population

As of 2002 (last national census), there were 216,419 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 76.3 inhabitants/km².

The largest city of the province is Iquique, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 166,204 inhabitants.

Administration

As a province, Iquique is a second-level administrative division, consisting of two communes (comunas): Alto Hospicio in the northeastern portion and Iquique in the rest of the province. The coastal city of Iquique serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.

The Iquique province, in yellow

Iquique province (011)

Code	Comuna	Capital	Area (km²)	Population (2002)
01101	Iquique	2 Iquique	2,242.1	166,204
01102	Alto Hospicio	1 Alto Hospicio	593.2	50,215
Total of Iquique province			2,835.3	216,419