Tarapacá Department (Chile) Explained

Native Name:Departamento de Tarapacá
Conventional Long Name:Tarapacá Department
Common Name:Tarapacá Department
Subdivision:Department
Nation:Chile
Demonym:Tarapaqueño, a
Capital:Iquique
Today:Chile
Year Start:1884
Year End:1927
Date Start:31 October
Date End:30 December
Era:War of the Pacific aftermath
Flag:Flag of Chile
Image Map Caption:Map of Tarapacá Province (1895)
Stat Year1:1885
Stat Pop1:33,051[1]
Stat Area1:40,000
P1:Tarapacá Department (Peru)Tarapacá Department
Flag P1:Flag of Peru (1822-1825).svg
S1:Iquique Department
Flag S1:Flag of Chile.svg

Tarapacá Department was a department in Tarapacá Province, 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 department was created on 31 October 1884 under the administration of the also new Tarapacá Province, both awarded to Chile under the Treaty of Ancón, along with Tacna. It was bordered to the north by the Pisagua Department, to the east by the Andes, to the south by the Antofagasta Department, and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.

Administrative divisions

MunicipalidaySub-delegations
Iquique
Iquique
Ferrocarril
Aduana
Santa María
Cavancha
Guantajaya
Pozo Almonte
Noria
Caleta Buena
Caleta Buena
Caleta Buena
Tarapacá
Pica
Pica
Salitreras del Sur
Guaneras
Pica
Guallacollo

See also

Notes and References

  1. 1885 census