Tarapacá Province
| Tarapacá Province Provincia de Tarapacá | |||||||
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| Province of Chile | |||||||
| 1884–1974 | |||||||
Map of Tarapacá Province (1895) | |||||||
| Capital | Iquique | ||||||
| Demonym | Tarapaqueño, a | ||||||
| Area | |||||||
• 1884 | 50,000 km2 (19,000 sq mi) | ||||||
• 1929 | 58,072 km2 (22,422 sq mi) | ||||||
| Historical era | War of the Pacific aftermath | ||||||
• Established | 31 October 1884 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1974 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Chile | ||||||
Tarapacá was a province in 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.