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Tarapacá Province
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Tarapacá was a province in Chile, from 1883 to 1928. It was ceded to Chile under the Treaty of Ancón, formerly being part of the Peruvian province of the same name.
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Tarapacá Province Provincia de Tarapacá | |||||||
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Province of Chile | |||||||
1884–1974 | |||||||
![]() Map of Tarapacá Province (1895) | |||||||
Capital | Iquique | ||||||
Demonym | Tarapaqueño, a | ||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1884 | 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) | ||||||
• 1929 | 58,072 km2 (22,422 sq mi) | ||||||
Historical era | War of the Pacific aftermath | ||||||
• Established | 31 October 1884 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1974 | ||||||
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Today part of | Chile |
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