La Tirana | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
Pushpin Map: | Chile |
Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
Coordinates: | -20.35°N -109°W |
Coor Pinpoint: | city |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Chile |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Tamarugal |
Subdivision Type3: | Commune |
Subdivision Name3: | Pozo Almonte |
Established Title: | Founded |
Government Type: | Municipal council |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 837 |
Population As Of: | 2017 Census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
Demographics Type1: | Sex |
Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
Timezone: | CLT |
Utc Offset: | −4 |
Timezone Dst: | CLST |
Utc Offset Dst: | −3 |
Area Code Type: | (+56) 5 |
Blank Name: | Climate |
Blank Info: | BWk |
La Tirana is a Chilean town in the commune of Pozo Almonte in El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region. The town lies in an oasis in the middle of the Pampa del Tamarugal, about 72 km inland from the port of Iquique.
The town is notable for its religious feast in honor of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. It is celebrated on July 16 of each year, being the most important religious feast of the Norte Grande.[2]
The area around La Tirana was deforested in the 19th century largely as a result of high demand for firewood driven by the paradas method used to process saltpeter.[3]