| Tamarugal Province | |
| Native Name: | Provincia de Tamarugal |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 175px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Tarapacá Region |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 175 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -20.2594°N -69.7861°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Parts Type: | Communes |
| Parts: | List of 5: |
| P2: | Huara |
| P3: | Pica |
| P4: | Camiña |
| P5: | Colchane |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Pozo Almonte |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Provincial |
| Leader Party: | Comunes |
| Leader Title: | Presidential Provincial Delegate |
| Leader Name: | Luz Eliana González Millas |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 39390.5 |
| Area Rank: | 1 |
| 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[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3] postal_code_type = |
| Area Code: | 56 + 57 |
| Website: | Government of Tamarugal |
Tamarugal Province (Spanish; Castilian: Provincia de Tamarugal) is one of two provinces in the northern Chilean region of Tarapacá. The capital is the city of Pozo Almonte.
The province is named after Pampa del Tamarugal.Spanish name:
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 39390.5sqkm 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 0.6PD/sqkm. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 63.5% (8,748 persons).[2]
The province is administered by a presidentially appointed delegate. Luz Eliana González Millas was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.
As a province, Tamarugal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further subdivided into five communes (comunas).
| Area (km2) | 2002 population | Density (km2) | Government website[6] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pozo Almonte (Capital) | 13,765.8 | 10,830 | 0.8 | link | |
| 8,934.3 | 6,178 | 0.7 | link | ||
| 10,474.6 | 2,599 | 0.2 | link | ||
| 4,015.6 | 1,649 | 0.4 | link | ||
| 2,200.2 | 1,275 | 0.6 | none | ||
| Province | 39,390.5 | 22,531 | 0.6 | link |