The Province of Tarapacá was a territorial division of

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that existed from 1837 until 1883. The capital of this province was the city of

Iquique Iquique () is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert. It has a population of 191,468 ...

. With the creation of the Tarapacá Department in 1878 the capital was moved to the city of

Tarapacá San Lorenzo de Tarapacá, also known simply as Tarapacá, is a town in the region of the same name in Chile. History The town has likely been inhabited since the 12th century, when it formed part of the Inca trail. When Spanish explorer Diego ...

. The province was bordered on the north by

Arica Province Arica Province ( es, Provincia de Arica) is one of two provinces of Chile's northernmost region, Arica y Parinacota. The province is bordered on the north by the Tacna Province of Peru, on the south by the Tamarugal Province in the Tarapacá Reg ...

, on the east and south by

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, and on the west by the

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constituted a minority in the province as both

Chileans Chileans ( es, Chilenos) are people identified with the country of Chile, whose connection may be residential, legal, historical, ethnic, or cultural. For most Chileans, several or all of these connections exist and are collectively the source ...

and Bolivians were more numerous. * It was created in 1837, in the

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, a constituent country of Peru-Bolivia. * In 1853 the

Moquegua Department Moquegua () is a department and region in southern Peru that extends from the coast to the highlands. Its capital is the city of Moquegua, which is among the main Peruvian cities for its high rates of GDP and national education. Geography Th ...

, contained

Moquegua Province Moquegua (, founded by the Spanish colonists as Villa de Santa Catalina de Guadalcázar del Valle de Moquegua) is a city in southern Peru, located in the Department of Moquegua, of which it is the capital. It is also capital of Mariscal Nieto Pr ...

, Tacna Province,

and

Tarapacá Province 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 t ...

. * In 1868, the Province Litoral of Tarapacá, had

as the capital, independent of the Moquegua Department. * In 1878, Tarapacá Department, had provinces of

and

Iquique Province Iquique Province ( es, Provincia de Iquique) is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá. Its capital is the port city of Iquique. History Until October 2007, the Province of Iquique was composed of 7 communes: Alto Hospic ...

Political division

In 1878, this province was divided into the following districts.

References

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Gallery Peruvian from Tarapaca Peruvian from TarapacáProviding that in the provinces of Tacna and Tarapaca, forming a Departamento LitoralSeparating from the department of Moquegua province of Tarapacá under the name provincia litoralThe new Departamento of TarapacáPeruvian "Heros of Tarapaca" – brief synopsis of Battle of Tarapaca (in Spanish, from Website of Peruvian military central command)
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