Arica Province
Arica Province (Spanish: Provincia de Arica) is one of two provinces of Chile's northernmost region, Arica y Parinacota. The province 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 the Parinacota Province and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is the port city of Arica.
Arica Province
Provincia de Arica | |
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Province | |
Morro de Arica | |
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Seal | |
Location in Arica y Parinacota Region | |
Arica Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 18°28′30″S 70°18′52″W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Arica y Parinacota |
| Capital | Arica |
| Communes | Arica Camarones |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | None |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,726.4 km2 (3,369.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census) | |
| • Total | 186,488 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 175,441 |
| • Rural | 11,047 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 92,487 |
| • Women | 94,001 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 58 |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
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