Tamarugal Province
Tamarugal Province
Provincia de Tamarugal | |
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Salar de Coposa | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Tarapacá Region | |
Tamarugal Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 20°15′34″S 69°47′10″W / 20.25944°S 69.78611°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Tarapacá |
| Capital | Pozo Almonte |
| Communes | List of 5: |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | Luz Eliana González Millas (Comunes) |
| Area | |
• Total | 39,390.5 km2 (15,208.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 1 |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 20,053 |
| • Rank | 2 |
| • Density | 0.50908/km2 (1.3185/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 11,876 |
| • Rural | 10,655 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 14,175 |
| • Women | 8,356 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | [[UTC-3 ] postal_code_type =]] (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 57 |
| Website | Government of Tamarugal |
Tamarugal Province (Spanish: Provincia de Tamarugal) is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá, the other being the Iquique Province. Tamarugal Province spans most of the breadth of Chile, between the Pacific Ocean and Bolivia, where it borders on Oruro Department and Potosí Department. The capital is the city of Pozo Almonte.