The northern most Region of
Chile, Also known as
Region I.
(According to the 1992 house to house survey)
Regional Capital: Iquique[?]
Surface Area: 59,099.1 km²
Population: 339,579
Populational Density: 5.8 hab/km²
Province of Arica (Capital:
Arica[?])
Comunas:
Province of Parinacota (Capital: Putre[?])
Comunas:
Province of Iquique (Capital: Iquique[?])
Comunas:
- Iquique
- Huara
- Camiña
- Colchane
- Pica
- Pozo Almonte.
Mostly desert like, with the following variations:
- Costal desert with fog and little temperature variation during the day.
- Normal Desert
- Marginal desert of highlands.
- Ríos Caquena
- Lauca
- Isluga
- Cariquima
- Concosa (Altiplano)
- río Lluta