Arica Province (Peru)
| Arica | |||||||||
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| Province of Peru | |||||||||
| 1823–1929 | |||||||||
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De jure location of Arica in Peru (1923) | |||||||||
| Capital | Arica Tacna (1828–1855) | ||||||||
| Demonym | Arican (en) Ariqueño/a (es) | ||||||||
| Historical era | War of the Pacific | ||||||||
| 12 November 1823 | |||||||||
| 25 June 1875 | |||||||||
| 7 June 1880 | |||||||||
| 20 October 1883 | |||||||||
| 31 October 1883 | |||||||||
| 3 June 1929 | |||||||||
| Contained within | |||||||||
| • Department | Arequipa (1823–1837) Littoral (1837–1853) Moquegua (1853–1875) Tacna (1875–1929) | ||||||||
| Subdivisions | |||||||||
| • Type | Districts | ||||||||
| • Units | See list
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| Today part of | Chile | ||||||||
Arica (/əˈriːkə/ ə-REE-kə; Spanish: [aˈɾika]) was a province of the department of Tacna, Peru. Located in the country's southernmost coast, it existed between 1823 and 1929, having been de facto occupied by Chile since 1880 and incorporated into its territory since 1883 in the aftermath of the War of the Pacific.
Arica was, alongside Tacna, Tarata, Tarapacá and Iquique, one of five provinces occupied by Chile following the conflict. The latter two were ceded by Peru in 1883, Tarata was occupied until 1925, and Tacna and Arica were central to the 46-year territorial dispute that only concluded with the Treaty of Lima in 1929, after which Tacna was returned to Peru, while Arica was formally incorporated into the Chilean province of Tarapacá. Today, it is part of Arica y Parinacota Region.