Tarapacá Province (Peru)

The Province of Tarapacá was a territorial division of Peru that existed from 1837 until 1883. The capital of this province was the city of Iquique. With the creation of the Tarapacá Department in 1878 the capital was moved to the city of Tarapacá. The province was bordered on the north by Arica Province, on the east and south by Bolivia, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Peruvian people constituted a minority in the province as both Chileans and Bolivians were more numerous.[1]

It was created in 1837, in Litoral Department.
In 1853 the Moquegua Department, contained Moquegua Province, Tacna Province, Arica Province and Tarapacá Province.
In 1868, the Province Litoral of Tarapacá, had Iquique as the capital, independent of the Moquegua Department.
In 1878, Tarapacá Department, had provinces of Tarapacá Province and Iquique Province.

1851 map of Tarapacá Province

Political division

In 1878, this province was divided into the following districts.

Tarapacá District
Mamiña District
Chiapa District
Sibaya District
Camiña District

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References

Vergara, Jorge Iván; Gundermann, Hans (2012). "Constitution and internal dynamics of the regional identitary in Tarapacá and Los Lagos, Chile". Chungara (in Spanish). University of Tarapacá. 44 (1): 115–134.

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[Vergara-1] Vergara, Jorge Iván; Gundermann, Hans (2012). "Constitution and internal dynamics of the regional identitary in Tarapacá and Los Lagos, Chile". Chungara (in Spanish). University of Tarapacá. 44 (1): 115–134.