Alto Hospicio

Alto Hospicio
Panoramic view of Alto Hospicio
Panoramic view of Alto Hospicio
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Map of Alto Hospicio commune in Tarapacá Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Alto Hospicio
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 20°15′S 70°07′W / 20.250°S 70.117°W / -20.250; -70.117
Country Chile
Region Tarapacá
ProvinceIquique Province
Government
 • TypeMunicipal council
 • AlcaldePatricio Ferreira (PDC)
Area
 • Total593.2 km2 (229.0 sq mi)
Elevation
600 m (2,000 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)
 • Total94,441
 • Density160/km2 (410/sq mi)
DemonymHospiciano
Time zoneUTC−4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−3 (CLST)
Postal code
1130000
Area code(+56) 5
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)
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Alto Hospicio is a Chilean municipality and commune located next to Iquique, in the Iquique Province, Tarapacá Region. It is a fast-growing popular area in the heights of Iquique and has a population of 94,254 according to the preliminary result of the 2012 census. It is the second largest commune of the Greater Iquique urbanization with a total population of 275,000 in 2012.

  1. ^ "Municipality of Alto Hospicio" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on December 29, 2007. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 4 November 2010.

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