Tamarugal Province
Province in Tarapacá, Chile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Province in Tarapacá, Chile From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Tamarugal Province (Spanish: Provincia de Tamarugal) is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá. The capital is the city of Pozo Almonte.
Tamarugal Province
Provincia de Tamarugal | |
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Coordinates: 20°15′34″S 69°47′10″W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Tarapacá |
Capital | Pozo Almonte |
Communes | List of 5: |
Government | |
• Type | Provincial |
• Presidential Provincial Delegate | Luz Eliana González Millas (Comunes) |
Area | |
• Total | 39,390.5 km2 (15,208.8 sq mi) |
• Rank | 1 |
Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 20,053 |
• Rank | 2 |
• Density | 0.51/km2 (1.3/sq mi) |
• Urban | 11,876 |
• Rural | 10,655 |
Sex | |
• Men | 14,175 |
• Women | 8,356 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
• Summer (DST) | [[UTC-3 ] postal_code_type =]] (CLST[4]) |
Area code | 56 + 57 |
Website | Government of Tamarugal |
The province is named after Pampa del Tamarugal. Spanish name:
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 39,390.5 km2 (15,209 sq mi) and had a population of 22,531 inhabitants (14,175 men and 8,356 women). It is the seventh largest and ninth least populated province in the country with a population density of 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi). Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 63.5% (8,748 persons).[2]
The province is administered by a presidentially appointed delegate. Luz Eliana González Millas was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.
As a province, Tamarugal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further subdivided into five communes (comunas).
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