Iquique
Iquique (Spaingie pronunciation: [iˈkike]) is a port ceety an commune in northren Chile, caipital o baith the Iquique Province an Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Paceefic coast, wast o the Atacama Desert an the Pampa del Tamarugal. It haed a population o 216,419 as o the 2002 census.[2] It is an aa the main commune o the Greater Iquique.
Iquique | |
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 Tap:View o Iquique ceety centre, 2nt left:Baquedano Square, 2nt richt:Iquique Municipal Theater, Bottom:Cavancha Beach | |
 Banner  Coat airms  Map o Iquique in Tarapacá Region   Iquique Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 20°13′S 70°9′W / 20.217°S 70.150°WCoordinates: 20°13′S 70°9′W / 20.217°S 70.150°W | |
| Kintra |  Chile |
| Region |  Tarapacá |
| Province | Iquique |
| Foondit | 16t Century |
| Govrenment | |
| • Teep | Municipal cooncil |
| • Alcalde | Jorge Soria Quiroga |
| Area | |
| • Ceety an Commune | 2242.1 km2 (865.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1 m (3 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
| • Ceety an Commune | 180,601 |
| • Density | 81/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 183,997 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Postal code | 1100000 |
| Climate | BWh |
| Website | Offeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie) |
Iquique haes ane o the lairgest duty-free commercial port centers (or Zona Franca) o Sooth Americae an haes been traditionally cried Zofri. There are around 2.4 square kilometres (0.93 sq mi) o warehooses, bankin branches, an restaurants.
Copper minin, mainly in Quebrada Blanca, Cerro Colorado, an Doña Inés de Collahuasí, is an' a' an important industry in Iquique.
References eedit
- ↑ "Municipality of Iquique" (in Spainish). Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spainish). Retrieved 9 September 2010.
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