La Tirana Explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Statistics Institute . 3 January 2019. es.
  2. Web site: Pueblo de La Tirana Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile . 2024-04-23 . Consejo de Monumentos Nacionales de Chile. es.
  3. El bosque de la Pampa del Tamarugal y la industria salitrera: El problema de la deforestación, los proyectos para su manejo sustentable y el debate político (Tarapacá, Peru-Chile 1829-1941). Scripta Nova. Castro Castro. Luis. 2020-07-01. XXIV. Universitat de Barcelona. 641. Spanish. The Forest of Pampa del Tamarugal and the Saltpeter Industry: The Deforestation Problem, the Projects for their Sustainable Management and the Political Debate (Tarapacá, Perú-Chile 1829-1941).