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| Parinacota Province Provincia de Parinacota |
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| Country |  Chile |
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| Region | Arica and Parinacota | ||||
| Named for | Parinacota Volcano | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 8,146.9 km2 (3,145.5 sq mi) | ||||
| Population (2002 Census) | |||||
| • Total | 3,156 | ||||
| • Density | 0.38739/km2 (1.00333/sq mi) | ||||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC-4) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC-3) | ||||
| Area code(s) | 56 + 58 | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
Parinacota Province (Spanish: Provincia de Parinacota) is a province of Chile. It belongs to the Arica and Parinacota region (XV), the northernmost and the newest of the Chilean regions. Its capital is Putre.
It is named after the Parinacota volcano.
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History
The Arica and Parinacota region was created on 8 October 2007 under Law 20.175, promulgated on March 23, 2007. The law divided the former Tarapacá region into two: the northern portion became the XV Arica y Parinacota Region, and the southern portion remained the I Tarapacá Region.
Geography
The Parinacota province has an area of 8,146.9 km2 (3,145.5 sq mi).
Parinacota borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the east, the Tamarugal province in the Tarapacá region to the south and the Arica province to the west.
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Tacna province, Tacna region, (Peru) | La Paz (Bolivia) | |
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Oruro (Bolivia) | ||
 Parinacota province  |
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| Tamarugal province |
Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 3,156 people (2,106 men and 1,050 women) living in the province, giving it a population density of 0.4 inhabitants/km².
The largest town of the province is Putre, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 1,498 inhabitants.
Administration
As a province, Parinacota is a second-level administrative division, consisting of two communes (comunas): General Lagos in the northern portion and Putre in the south. The town of Putre is the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area (km²) |
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| 15201 | Putre | Putre | 5,902.5 | 1,977 |
| 15202 | General Lagos | General Lagos | 2,244.4 | 1,179 |
| Total of the Parinacota province | 8,146.9 | 3,156 | ||