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Tamarugal Province

Provincia de Tamarugal
Salar de Coposa
Salar de Coposa
Official seal of Tamarugal Province
Seal
Location in the Tarapacá Region
Location in the Tarapacá Region
Tamarugal Province is located in Chile
Tamarugal Province
Tamarugal Province
Location in Chile
Country  Chile
Region  Tarapacá
Capital Pozo Almonte
Communes
Government
 • Type Provincial
Area
 • Total 39,390.5 km2 (15,208.8 sq mi)
Area rank 1
Population
 (2012 Census)
 • Total 20,053
 • Rank 2
 • Density 0.509082/km2 (1.31852/sq mi)
 • Urban
11,876
 • Rural
10,655
Sex
 • Men 14,175
 • Women 8,356
Time zone UTC-4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST) [[UTC-3 ] postal_code_type =]] (CLST)
Area code(s) 56 + 57
Website Government of Tamarugal

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.

Name

The province is named after Pampa del Tamarugal. Spanish name:

  • Provincia de Tamarugal: Used by the government of the province.
  • Provincia del Tamarugal: Used by the government of Chile. Derived from the name El Tamarugal.
  • Provincia El Tamarugal: Derived from the name El Tamarugal.

Geography and demography

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).

Administration

The province is administered by a presidentially appointed delegate. Luz Eliana González Millas was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.

Communes

As a province, Tamarugal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further subdivided into five communes (comunas).

Commune Area (km2) 2002
population
Density (km2) Government
website
Pozo Almonte
(Capital)
13,765.8 10,830 0.8 link
Pica 8,934.3 6,178 0.7 link
Huara 10,474.6 2,599 0.2 link
Colchane 4,015.6 1,649 0.4 link
Camiña 2,200.2 1,275 0.6 none
Province 39,390.5 22,531 0.6 link

See also

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