Iquique

Iquique
Iquique
	Ceety an Commune
	Tap:View o Iquique ceety centre, 2nt left:Baquedano Square, 2nt richt:Iquique Municipal Theater, Bottom:Cavancha Beach
	Banner Coat airms Map o Iquique in Tarapacá Region Iquique Location in Chile
	Coordinates: 20°13′S 70°9′W / 20.217°S 70.150°WCoordinates: 20°13′S 70°9′W / 20.217°S 70.150°W
Kintra	Chile
Region	Tarapacá
Province	Iquique
Foondit	16t Century
Govrenment
• Teep	Municipal cooncil
• Alcalde	Jorge Soria Quiroga
Area
• Ceety an Commune	2242.1 km2 (865.7 sq mi)
Elevation	1 m (3 ft)
Population (2012 Census)
• Ceety an Commune	180,601
• Density	81/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Urban	183,997
Time zone	UTC−4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (CLST)
Postal code	1100000
Climate	BWh
Website	Offeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie)

Iquique (Spaingie pronunciation: [iˈkike]) is a port ceety an commune in northren Chile, caipital o baith the Iquique Province an Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Paceefic coast, wast o the Atacama Desert an the Pampa del Tamarugal. It haed a population o 216,419 as o the 2002 census.^[2] It is an aa the main commune o the Greater Iquique.

Iquique haes ane o the lairgest duty-free commercial port centers (or Zona Franca) o Sooth Americae an haes been traditionally cried Zofri. There are around 2.4 square kilometres (0.93 sq mi) o warehooses, bankin branches, an restaurants.

Copper minin, mainly in Quebrada Blanca, Cerro Colorado, an Doña Inés de Collahuasí, is an' a' an important industry in Iquique.

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

↑ "Municipality of Iquique" (in Spainish). Retrieved 31 October 2010.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spainish). Retrieved 9 September 2010.

[Official-1] "Municipality of Iquique" (in Spainish). Retrieved 31 October 2010.

[INE-2] "National Statistics Institute" (in Spainish). Retrieved 9 September 2010.

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