Pisagua Department

Pisagua Department
Departamento de Pisagua
Department of Chile
1884–1974

Map of Tarapacá Province (1895)
CapitalPisagua (1884-1970)
Huara (1970-1979)
DemonymPisagüino
Historical eraWar of the Pacific aftermath
• Established
31 October 1884
• Disestablished
July 1974
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Tarapacá Department
Tamarugal Province
Today part ofChile

Pisagua Department was a department in Tarapacá Province, Chile, from 1883 to 1974. It was ceded to Chile under the Treaty of Ancón, formerly being part of the Peruvian province of the same name.