Tamarugal Province

Tamarugal Province (Spanish: Provincia de Tamarugal) is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá. The capital is the city of Pozo Almonte.

Tamarugal Province

Provincia de Tamarugal
Province
Salar de Coposa
Seal
Location in the Tarapacá Region
Tamarugal Province
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 20°15′34″S 69°47′10″W
Country Chile
Region Tarapacá
CapitalPozo Almonte
Communes
List of 5:
Government
 • TypeProvincial
 • GovernorLuis Tobar Toledo (EVOP)
Area
 • Total39,390.5 km2 (15,208.8 sq mi)
Area rank1
Population
 (2012 Census)[2]
 • Total20,053
 • Rank2
 • Density0.51/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
 • Urban
11,876
 • Rural
10,655
Sex
 • Men14,175
 • Women8,356
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT [3])
 • Summer (DST)[[UTC-3 ] postal_code_type =]] (CLST [4])
Area code(s)56 + 57
WebsiteGovernment of Tamarugal

Name

The province is named after Pampa del Tamarugal. Spanish name:

  • Provincia de Tamarugal: Used by the government of the province.
  • Provincia del Tamarugal: Used by the government of Chile.[5] Derived from the name El Tamarugal.
  • Provincia El Tamarugal: Derived from the name El Tamarugal.

Geography and demography

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 39,390.5 km2 (15,209 sq mi) and had a population of 22,531 inhabitants (14,175 men and 8,356 women). It is the seventh largest and ninth least populated province in the country with a population density of 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi). Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 63.5% (8,748 persons).[2]

Administration

The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Luis Tober Toledo was appointed by president Sebastian Piñera.

Communes

As a province, Tamarugal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further subdivided into five communes (comunas).

Commune Area (km2)[2] 2002[2]
population		 Density (km2) Government
website[6]
Pozo Almonte
(Capital)		13,765.810,8300.8link
Pica8,934.36,1780.7link
Huara10,474.62,5990.2link
Colchane4,015.61,6490.4link
Camiña2,200.21,2750.6none
Province39,390.522,5310.6link

References
  1. "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". Government of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  5. http://www.minjusticia.gob.cl/n7361_02-06-2015.html
  6. "Asociacion Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
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