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Arica Province

Provincia de Arica
Arica001.jpg
Official seal of Arica Province
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Location in Arica y Parinacota Region
Location in Arica y Parinacota Region
Arica Province is located in Chile
Arica Province
Arica Province
Location in Chile
Country  Chile
Region Arica and Parinacota
Capital Arica
Comunas Arica
Camarones
Government
 • Type Provincial
Area
 • Total 8,726.4 km2 (3,369.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2002 Census)
 • Total 186,488
 • Density 21.37055/km2 (55.3495/sq mi)
Time zone UTC-4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code(s) 56 + 58
Website Official website: http://www.gobernacionarica.gov.cl/

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

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).

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.

Population

As of 2002 (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.

The largest city of the province is Arica, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 175,441 inhabitants.

Administration

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.

Arica province (151)
Code Comuna Capital Area
(km²)
Population
(2002)
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

See also

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