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 | |
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). Archived frae the original on 25 Juin 2010. Retrieved 31 October 2010.
- ↑ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spainish). Retrieved 9 September 2010.
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