Tamarugal Province
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Tamarugal Province
| official_name =
| native_name = Provincia de Tamarugal
| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = Province
| image_skyline = Salar de Coposa, Región de Tarapacá.JPG
| image_alt =
| image_caption = Salar de Coposa
| nickname =
| motto =
| image_seal = Logotipo de la Gobernación de Tamarugal.svg
| image_map = Provincia del Tamarugal.svg
| mapsize = 175px
| map_alt = Location in the Tarapacá Region
| map_caption = Location in the Tarapacá Region
| pushpin_label_position = top
| pushpin_map = Chile
| pushpin_mapsize = 175
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile
| coordinates = {{coord|20|15|34|S|69|47|10|W|type:adm2nd_region:CL-TA|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_footnotes =
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Chile}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Tarapacá}}
| parts_type = Communes
| parts = List of 5:
| p1 = Pozo Almonte
| p2 = Huara
| p3 = Pica
| p4 = Camiña
| p5 = Colchane
| established_title =
| established_date =
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Pozo Almonte
| government_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.subdere.gov.cl/1510/w3-article-67516.html |accessdate=18 March 2011 |title=Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores |work=Government of Chile |language=es |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707010623/http://www.subdere.gov.cl/1510/w3-article-67516.html |archivedate=7 July 2011 }}
| government_type = Provincial
| leader_party = Comunes
| leader_title = Presidential Provincial Delegate
| leader_name = Luz Eliana González Millas
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/dpa_completa.pdf |format=PDF |title=Territorial division of Chile |accessdate=18 March 2011 |publisher=National Statistics Institute|year=2007|language=es}}
| area_total_km2 = 39390.5
| area_note =
| area_rank = 1
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m =
| elevation_max_footnotes =
| elevation_max_m =
| population_total = 20053
| population_as_of = 2012 Census
| population_rank = 2
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Urban
| population_blank1 = 11,876
| population_blank2_title = Rural
| population_blank2 = 10,655
| demographics_type1 = Sex
| demographics1_title1 = Men
| demographics1_info1 = 14,175
| demographics1_title2 = Women
| demographics1_info2 = 8,356
| timezone = CLT{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |accessdate=26 September 2010 |title=Chile Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |archivedate=11 September 2007 }}
| utc_offset = -4
| timezone_DST = CLST{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |accessdate=26 September 2010 |title=Chile Summer Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |archivedate=11 September 2007 }}
| utc_offset_DST = -3
] postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code_type =
| area_code = 56 + 57
| website = [http://www.gobernaciontamarugal.gov.cl/ Government of Tamarugal]
| footnotes =
}}
Tamarugal Province ({{langx|es|Provincia de Tamarugal}}) is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá. The capital is the city of Pozo Almonte.
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.{{cite web |url=http://www.minjusticia.gob.cl/n7361_02-06-2015.html |title=Tarapacá: Plaza de Justicia atendió a usuarios de la Provincia del Tamarugal - Ministerio de Justicia - Gobierno de Chile |website=www.minjusticia.gob.cl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016213148/http://www.minjusticia.gob.cl/n7361_02-06-2015.html |archive-date=2015-10-16}} 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 {{convert|39390.5|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} 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 {{convert|0.6|PD/sqkm|0|abbr=on}}. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 63.5% (8,748 persons).
Administration
The province is administered by a presidentially appointed delegate. Luz Eliana González Millas was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.
Communes
As a province, Tamarugal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further subdivided into five communes (comunas).
| class="wikitable sortable" width="500" style="text-align: left"
|+ ! scope="col" | Commune ! scope="col" width="75" | Area (km2) ! scope="col" width="75" | 2002 ! scope="col" width="75" | Density (km2) ! scope="col" width="75" class="unsortable" | Government | ||||
| Pozo Almonte (Capital) | align="right" | 13,765.8 | align="right" | 10,830 | align="right" | 0.8 | align="right" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20110707011809/http://www.municipalidadpozoalmonte.cl/ link] |
| Pica | align="right" | 8,934.3 | align="right" | 6,178 | align="right" | 0.7 | align="right" | [http://www.municipalidadpica.cl/ link] |
| Huara | align="right" | 10,474.6 | align="right" | 2,599 | align="right" | 0.2 | align="right" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20070902043619/http://www.municipalidaddehuara.cl/ link] |
| Colchane | align="right" | 4,015.6 | align="right" | 1,649 | align="right" | 0.4 | align="right" | [https://web.archive.org/web/20110319033237/http://www.municipiocolchane.cl/ link] |
| Camiña | align="right" | 2,200.2 | align="right" | 1,275 | align="right" | 0.6 | align="right" | none |
| align="left" | Province | align="right" | 39,390.5 | align="right" | 22,531 | align="right" | 0.6 | align="right" | [http://www.gobernaciontamarugal.gov.cl/ link] |
References
External links
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.gobernaciontamarugal.gov.cl/ Government of Tamarugal]
{{Provinces of Chile}}
{{Communes in Tarapacá Region}}