Arica Province
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Arica Province is one of two province
Provinces of Chile
A province is the second largest administrative division in Chile, after a region. Each region is divided into provinces. There are 54 provinces in total....

s of Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

's northernmost and most recently created region, Arica and Parinacota (XV). The province is bordered on the north by the Tacna Province
Tacna Province
Tacna is the largest of four provinces in the Tacna Region in southern Peru. Its capital is Tacna.-Boundaries:*North: Jorge Basadre Province and Tarata Province*East: Chile and Bolivia*South: Chile*West: Pacific Ocean...

 of Peru
Peru
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, on the south by the Tamarugal Province in the Tarapacá Region
Tarapacá Region
The I Tarapacá Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It borders the Chilean Arica and Parinacota Region to the north, Bolivia's Oruro Department on the east, the Antofagasta Region on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The port city of Iquique The I Tarapacá...

, on the east the Parinacota Province
Parinacota Province
Parinacota Province is one of two provinces of the Chilean region of Arica and Parinacota . Its capital is Putre. It is named after the Parinacota Volcano.-History:...

 and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Its capital is the port city of Arica
Arica
Arica is a city in northern Chile. "Arica" may also refer to:Places* Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile* Arica Airport , Chile* Arica, Amazonas, town in Colombia* Rio Aricá-açu, tributary of the Cuiabá River south of Cuiabá, BrazilOther...

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History

On October 8 of 2007, Law 20.175 entered into force, effective on March 23 of 2007. It was signed by President
President of Chile
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 Michelle Bachelet
Michelle Bachelet
Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria is a Social Democrat politician who was President of Chile from 11 March 2006 to 11 March 2010. She was the first woman president of her country...

 in the city of Arica. At a ceremony held on that morning, the community received in new milestone in its history.

The law divided the former Tarapacá Region into two: the northern portion became the XV Arica and Parinacota Region, and the southern portion remained the I Tarapacá Region.

Geography and demography

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute
National Statistics Institute (Chile)
The National Statistics Institute of Chile is a state-run organization of the Government of Chile, created in the second half of the 19th century and tasked with performing a general census of population and housing, then collecting, producing and publishing official demographic statistics of...

 (INE), the province spans an area of 8726.4 sqkm and had a population of 186,488 inhabitants (92,487 men and 94,001 women), giving it a population density of 21.4 PD/sqkm. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 9.5% (16,184 persons).

Administration

As a province
Province
A province is a territorial unit, almost always an administrative division, within a country or state.-Etymology:The English word "province" is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th-century Old French "province," which itself comes from the Latin word "provincia," which referred to...

, Arica is a second-level administrative division of Chile, consisting of two communes (comunas): Arica in the northern portion and Camarones in the south. The coastal city of Arica
Arica
Arica is a city in northern Chile. "Arica" may also refer to:Places* Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile* Arica Airport , Chile* Arica, Amazonas, town in Colombia* Rio Aricá-açu, tributary of the Cuiabá River south of Cuiabá, BrazilOther...

 serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. José Durana Semir was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera
Sebastián Piñera
Miguel Juan Sebastián Piñera Echenique is a Chilean businessman and politician. He was elected President of Chile in January 2010, taking office in March 2010.- Education :...

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External links

Municipality of Arica
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