Tarapacá Department (Chile)
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Tarapacá Department was a department in Tarapacá Province, 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 Department Departamento de Tarapacá | |||||||||
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Department of Chile | |||||||||
1884–1927 | |||||||||
Map of Tarapacá Province (1895) | |||||||||
Capital | Iquique | ||||||||
Demonym | Tarapaqueño, a | ||||||||
Area | |||||||||
• 1885 | 40,000 km2 (15,000 sq mi) | ||||||||
Population | |||||||||
• 1885 | 33,051[1] | ||||||||
Historical era | War of the Pacific aftermath | ||||||||
• Established | 31 October 1884 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 30 December 1927 | ||||||||
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Today part of | Chile |
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