Arica

Arica
Ceety an Commune
Collage of Arica
Banner Coat airms
Eik-name(s):  "Ceety o the eternal spring"
Map o Arica an Parinacota Region
Arica Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 18°29′S 70°20′W
Kintra	Chile
Region	Arica an Parinacota
Province	Arica
Foondit	1541
Govrenment
• Teep	Municipality
• Mayor	Gerardo Espíndola Rojas
Area
• Total	4799.4 km2 (1,853.1 sq mi)
Elevation	2 m (7 ft)
Population  (2002)
• Total	185,268
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
• Urban	175441
• Landwart	9827
Sex
• Male	91,742
• Female	93,526
Time zone	UTC−4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (CLST)
Postal code	1000000
Area code(s)	kintra 56 + ceety 58
Website	Offeecial wabsteid (in Spaingie)

Arica is a commune an a port ceety wi a population o 185,269 in the Arica Province o northren Chile's Arica an Parinacota Region. It is Chile's northmaist ceety, bein locatit anerlie 18 km (11 mi) sooth o the border wi Peru. The ceety is the caipital o baith the Arica Province an the Arica an Parinacota Region. Arica is locatit at the bend o Sooth Americae's wastren coast kent as the Arica Bend or Arica Elbow. At the location o the ceety twa lush valleys that dissect the Atacama Desert converge: Azapa an Lluta. These valleys provides fruit for export.

Arica is an important port for a lairge inland region o Sooth Americae. The ceety serves a free port for Bolivie an manages substantial pairt o that kintra's trade. In addeetion it is the end statation o the Bolivie ile pipeline beginin in Oruro. The ceety's strategic position is enhancit bi bein next tae the Pan-American Heich-gate, bein conectit tae baith Tacna in Peru an La Paz in Bolivie bi railwey an bein servit bi an international airport.

Its mild wather hae mak Arica kent as the "ceety o the eternal spring" in Chile while its beaches are frequentit bi Bolivians. The ceety wis an important port awready durin Spainyie colonial rule. Chile acquired the ceety frae Peru in 1883 efter the War o the Pacific. A substantial pairt o African Chileans live in or trace their oreegins tae Arica.