Iquique
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| Iquique | |||
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| Coordinates: 20°13′S 70°9′W / 20.217°S 70.15°WCoordinates: 20°13′S 70°9′W / 20.217°S 70.15°W | |||
| Country | Chile | ||
| Region | Tarapacá | ||
| Province | Iquique | ||
| Founded | 16th Century | ||
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| • Type | Municipal council | ||
| • Alcalde | Myrta Dubost | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • City and Commune | 2,835.3 km2 (1,094.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |||
| • City and Commune | 216,419 | ||
| • Density | 76.3302/km2 (197.694/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 214,586 | ||
| • Rural | 1,833 | ||
| Sex[2] | |||
| • Men | 108,897 | ||
| • Women | 107,522 | ||
| Time zone | CLT [3] (UTC-4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST [4] (UTC-3) | ||
Iquique (Aymara: place to sleep) is a city, capital of the province of Iquique and the region of Tarapaca, in northern Chile. It has an area of 2.853,3 km² as of 2002, because Alto Hospicio was included there at that time. The current area is of 2.262,4 km². It is believed that the city has a population of 350,000, including Alto Hospicio.
References [change]
- ↑ (Spanish) "Municipality of Iquique". http://www.municipioiquique.com/. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 (Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
Other websites [change]
- I. Municipalidad de Iquique (Spanish)
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