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Tamarugal Province

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Country
  
Chile

Area rank
  
1

Area code(s)
  
56 + 57

Capital
  
Pozo Almonte

Region
  
Tarapacá

Time zone
  
CLT (UTC-4)

Area
  
39,390 km²

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Website
  
Government of Tamarugal

Points of interest
  
Volcán Isluga National, Atacama Giant, Isluga, Geoglifos de Pintados, Lagar de Matilla

Destinations
  
Pica, Pisagua - Chile, Mamiña, Pozo Almonte, Colchane

Tamarugal Province (Spanish: Provincia de Tamarugal) is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá (I). The capital is the city of Pozo Almonte.

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Map of Tamarugal, Tarapac%C3%A1 Region, Chile

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 governor. Claudio Vila Bustillos was appointed by president Michelle Bachelet.

    Communes

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

    References

    Tamarugal Province Wikipedia
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