Greater Iquique is a Chilean conurbation that includes

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, ...

and

Alto Hospicio Alto Hospicio is a Chilean municipality and commune located next to Iquique, in the Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region, I Region. It is a fast-growing popular area in the heights of Iquique and has a population of 94,254 according to the prelimina ...

communes in the

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 Hospi ...

Tarapacá Region The Tarapacá Region ( es, Región de Tarapacá, ) is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions. It comprises two provinces, Iquique and Tamarugal. It borders the Chilean Arica and Parinacota Region to the north, Bolivia's Orur ...

. It has a population of 299,843 in the 2017 census, becoming the second largest city in Norte Grande (''Far North'') after

Antofagasta Antofagasta () is a port city in northern Chile, about north of Santiago. It is the capital of Antofagasta Province and Antofagasta Region. According to the 2015 census, the city has a population of 402,669. After the Spanish American wars ...

. Its designation as a

metropolitan area A metropolitan area or metro is a region that consists of a densely populated urban agglomeration and its surrounding territories sharing industries, commercial areas, transport network, infrastructures and housing. A metro area usually ...

is recent.

References

Populated places in Tarapacá Region Iquique Coasts of Tarapacá Region {{Tarapacá-geo-stub