Arica is a port city and commune in the Arica Province of northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region, and is Chile's northernmost city, located only 18 kilometers south of the border with Peru. It is the capital of both the Arica Province and the Arica y Parinacota Region, sitting at the bend of South America's western coast known as the Arica Bend or Arica Elbow, where the Azapa and Lluta valleys, which dissect the Atacama Desert and provide citrus and olives for export, converge.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude18.478389 degrees south 2 Connections
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Arica is a port city and commune in the Arica Province of northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region.
Source Arica (Wikipedia)
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1. Arica (Wikipedia)
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Associated With: Chile, Lead section
Arica ( ə-REE-kə; Spanish: [aˈɾika]) is a port city and commune in the Arica Province of northern Chile's Arica y Parinacota Region.
On Continent: South America, Lead section, continent reference
Arica is located at the bend of South America's western coast known as the Arica Bend or Arica Elbow.
- In Group: Cities of South America (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Arica (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude -18.478389, longitude -70.321222
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 2 m
P2046 (area)
area 43.51 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1541
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