Arica Province
Arica Province Provincia de Arica | |
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 Location in Arica y Parinacota Region   Arica Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 18°28′30″S 70°18′52″W / 18.47500°S 70.31444°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Arica and Parinacota |
| Capital | Arica |
| Comunas | Arica Camarones |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Ricardo Sanzana Oteiza |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,726.4 km2 (3,369.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 186,488 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 58 |
| Website | Official website |
The Arica Province (Spanish: Provincia de Arica) is a province of Chile. It belongs to the Arica and Parinacota (XV), the northernmost and the newest of the Chilean regions. Its capital is the port city of Arica.
Geography
[change | change source]Arica province is on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The province has an area of 8,726.4 km2 (3,369.3 sq mi).[2]
Arica is bordered on the north by the Tacna province of Peru, on the south by the Tamarugal province in the Tarapacá region, on the east by the Parinacota province and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.[2]
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Population
[change | change source]As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 186,488 people (91,742 men and 93,526 women) living in the province, giving it a population density of 21.4 inhabitants/km².[2]
The largest city of the province is Arica, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 175,441 inhabitants.
Administration
[change | change source]As a province, Arica is a second-level administrative division, consisting of two communes (comunas): Arica in the northern portion and Camarones in the south. The coastal city of Arica serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area[2] (km²) | Population[2] (2002) |
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| 15101 | Arica | Arica | 4,799.4 | 185,268 |
| 15102 | Camarones | Camarones | 3,927.0 | 1,220 |
| Total of the Arica province | 8,726.4 | 186,488 | ||
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Autoridades". Gobierno Regional de Arica and Parinacota (in Spanish). Retrieved 4 July 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 "Región de Arica y Parinacota" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Municipality of Arica website (in Spanish)
- Official website of the Local Government (in Spanish)
- Arica Region (in Spanish)