Arica Province
Arica Province
Provincia de Arica | |
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Flag Seal | |
Location in Arica y Parinacota Region | |
Arica Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 18°28′30″S 70°18′52″W / 18.47500°S 70.31444°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Arica y Parinacota |
| Established | 26 October 1979 |
| Capital | Arica |
| Communes | Arica Camarones |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | Mirtha Patricia Arancibia Cruz |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,726.4 km2 (3,369.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census) | |
• Total | 186,488 |
| • Density | 21.371/km2 (55.349/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) |
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.