Tarapacá Province
Provincia de Tarapacá
Province of Chile
1884–1974
Flag of Tarapacá Province

Map of Tarapacá Province (1895)
CapitalIquique
DemonymTarapaqueño, a
Area 
 1884
50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi)
 1929
58,072 km2 (22,422 sq mi)
Historical eraWar of the Pacific aftermath
 Established
31 October 1884
 Disestablished
1974
Preceded by
Tarapacá Department
Today part ofChile

Tarapacá was a province in Chile, from 1883 to 1928. It was ceded to Chile under the Treaty of Ancón, formerly being part of the Peruvian province of the same name.

History

The province was created in 1883, having been awarded to Chile under the Treaty of Ancón, along with Tacna.

Administrative divisions

The original administrative divisions in 1884 were as follows:

DepartmentCapitalSub-delegationsDistricts
PisaguaPisagua518
TarapacáIquique1334

On December 30, 1927, Tarapacá Province was renamed to Iquique Province, creating the following:

DepartmentCapital
PisaguaPisagua
IquiqueIquique

After the Treaty of Lima, in 1929, Tacna Province, along with Tacna Department, are dissolved and returned to Peru, with Arica Department going to Tarapacá Province, with a new area of 58.072 km².

DepartmentCapital
AricaArica
PisaguaPisagua, Chile
IquiqueIquique

En 1974, the Tarapacá Region is created out of the former Tarapacá Province, as well as the Antofagasta Province.

See also

References

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