Tarapacá Province
Tarapacá Province Provincia de Tarapacá | |||||||
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Province of Chile | |||||||
1884–1974 | |||||||
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![]() Map of Tarapacá Province (1895) | |||||||
Capital | Iquique | ||||||
Demonym | Tarapaqueño, a | ||||||
Area | |||||||
• 1884 | 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) | ||||||
• 1929 | 58,072 km2 (22,422 sq mi) | ||||||
Historical era | War of the Pacific aftermath | ||||||
• Established | 31 October 1884 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1974 | ||||||
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Today part of | Chile |
Tarapacá was a province in Chile, from 1883 to 1928. It was ceded to Chile under the Treaty of Ancón, formerly being part of the Peruvian province of the same name.
History
The province was created in 1883, having been awarded to Chile under the Treaty of Ancón, along with Tacna.
Administrative divisions
The original administrative divisions in 1884 were as follows:
Department | Capital | Sub-delegations | Districts |
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Pisagua | Pisagua | 5 | 18 |
Tarapacá | Iquique | 13 | 34 |
On December 30, 1927, Tarapacá Province was renamed to Iquique Province, creating the following:
Department | Capital |
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Pisagua | Pisagua |
Iquique | Iquique |
After the Treaty of Lima, in 1929, Tacna Province, along with Tacna Department, are dissolved and returned to Peru, with Arica Department going to Tarapacá Province, with a new area of 58.072 km².
Department | Capital |
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Arica | Arica |
Pisagua | Pisagua, Chile |
Iquique | Iquique |
En 1974, the Tarapacá Region is created out of the former Tarapacá Province, as well as the Antofagasta Province.
See also
- War of the Pacific
- Treaty of Ancón
- Consequences of the War of the Pacific
- Chilenization of Tacna, Arica and Tarapacá
- Tacna Province (Chile)
- Litoral Department
- Arica Province (Peru)
- Tarapacá Department (Peru)
- Tarapacá Department (Chile)
References