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Tarapaca Region

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Tarapaca is the northernmost region of Chile, also known as Region I.

Table of contents
1 Data
2 Provinces
3 Climate
4 Main Rivers
5 Main economic activities

Data

(According to the 2002 house to house survey)

Regional Capital: Iquique

Surface Area: 59,099.1 km²

Population: 428,594

Populational Density: 7.25 inh./km²


Provinces

Province of Arica (Capital: Arica)

Comunas:

Province of Parinacota (Capital: Putre)

Comunas:

Province of Iquique (Capital: Iquique)

Comunas:

Climate

Mostly desert like, with the following variations:

Main Rivers

Main economic activities