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Iquique () is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert. Its name comes from the Aymara Language: "Iki Iki," meaning "land of dreams." It has a population of 191,468 according to the 2017 census. It is also the main commune of Greater Iquique. The city developed during the heyday of the saltpetre mining in the Atacama Desert in the 19th century. Once a Peruvian city with a large Chilean population, it was conquered by Chile in the War of

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Iquique is a port city on Chile's Pacific coast that served as a major hub during the 19th-century saltpetre mining boom in the Atacama Desert. Today, it functions as the capital of both Iquique Province and the Tarapacá Region, with a population of about 191,000 people, and remains an important economic center for northern Chile.

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Settlement.name: Iquique
Settlement.native_name_lang: es
Settlement.settlement_type: City and Commune
Settlement.image_skyline: Iquiquechile.jpg
Settlement.image_alt: Iquique
Settlement.image_caption: Montage of images of Iquique.
Settlement.image_flag: Bandera de Iquique.svg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Iquique.svg
Settlement.image_map: Comuna de Iquique.svg
Settlement.map_alt: Map of Iquique in Tarapacá Region
Settlement.map_caption: Map of Iquique in Tarapacá Region
Settlement.pushpin_map: Chile
Settlement.pushpin_map_narrow: yes
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.pushpin_map_alt: Location in Chile
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Chile
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Region

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Wikidata facts

Population: 188003
Area: 20.94
Elevation: 1
Official website: www.municipioiquique.cl
Image: Iquique wiki.png

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Commons category: Iquique
Commons gallery: Iquique
postal code: 110 0000

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History
Governance
List of mayors
Economy
Trade
Fishing Industry
Manufacturing
Construction
Mining
Tourism
Labor Organizations
International relations
Consulates
Demographics
Climate
Transport
Sport
Notable residents
Gallery
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Iquique () is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapacá Region. It lies on the Pacific coast, west of the Pampa del Tamarugal, which is part of the Atacama Desert. Its name comes from the Aymara Language: "Iki Iki," meaning "land of dreams." It has a population of 191,468 according to the 2017 census. It is also the main commune of Greater Iquique. The city developed during the heyday of the saltpetre mining in the Atacama Desert in the 19th century. Once a Peruvian city with a large Chilean population, it was conquered by Chile in the War of the Pacific (1879–1883). Today it is one of only two free ports of Chile, the other one being Punta Arenas, in the country's far south.

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