4-437: Pozo Almonte ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈposo alˈmonte] ) is a city and commune of Chile located in the interior of Atacama Desert . It has been the capital of Tamarugal Province since this province was established in 2007. The city is located at 52 km (32 mi) from Tacapacá Region 's capital, Iquique . It has over 15,000 inhabitants. The commune has an area of 13,766 km (8,554 mi) and borders
8-557: A municipal council , headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Within the electoral divisions of Chile , Pozo Almonte is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Marta Isasi ( Ind. ) and Hugo Gutiérrez ( PC ) as part of the 2nd electoral district, which includes the entire Tarapacá Region . The commune is represented in the Senate by José Miguel Insulza (PS, 2018–2026) and José Durana (UDI, 2018–2026) as part of
12-563: The 1st senatorial constituency ( Arica and Parinacota Region and Tarapacá Region ). List of cities in Chile This is a list of cities in Chile . A city is defined by Chile 's National Statistics Institute (INE) as an "urban entity" with more than 5,000 inhabitants. This list is based on a June 2005 report by the INE based on the 2002 census which registered 239 cities across
16-607: The following communes: Iquique, Alto Hospicio , Huara , Pica , María Elena and Tocopilla (the last two being in Tocopilla Province ). According to the 2017 census of the National Statistics Institute , Pozo Almonte had 15,711 inhabitants (8,987 men and 6,724 women). The population grew by 45% (4,881 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 censuses. As a commune, Pozo Almonte is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by
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