Tarapacá Province
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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) | ||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
Historical era | War of the Pacific aftermath | ||||||||||
• Established | 31 October 1884 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1974 | ||||||||||
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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[]
Categories:
- States and territories established in 1884
- States and territories disestablished in 1974
- Historical provinces of Chile