Greater Iquique

Greater Iquique is a Chilean conurbation that includes Iquique and Alto Hospicio communes in the Iquique Province in Tarapacá Region. It has a population of 275,789 in the 2012 census (preliminary results), becoming the second largest city in Norte Grande Far North after Antofagasta. Its designation as a metropolitan area is recent.

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