Tarapacá, Amazonas | |
|---|---|
Municipality and town | |
 Location of the municipality and town of Tarapacá, Amazonas in the Amazonas Department of Colombia | |
  Tarapacá, Amazonas Location in Colombia | |
| Coordinates: 2°52′44″S 69°44′38″W / 2.87889°S 69.74389°W | |
| Country |  Colombia |
| Department | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Amazonas Department |
| Founded | 14 February 1909 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,443 km2 (557 sq mi) |
| Population (2015) | |
| • Total | 4,195 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time) |
| Climate | Af |
Tarapacá is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Amazonas. As of 2015, the population comprised 4,195 people.
The town is served by Tarapacá Airport.
History
Originally founded by Peruvian refugees from the War of the Pacific, it was awarded to Colombia after the Salomón-Lozano Treaty.[1][2] These refugees would later resettle in the settlement of the same name in northern Peru.
Places with the same name
See also
References
- ↑ Porras Barrenechea, Raúl. Historia de los límites del Perú (PDF). Librería Francesa Científica y Casa Editorial E. Rosay. p. 79-80. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2014.
- ↑ Núñez Atencio, Lautaro y Maldonado Prieto, Carlos (2005). Reseña bibliográfica: El Dios Cautivo. Las Ligas Patrióticas en la chilenización compulsiva de Tarapacá (1910-1922), Sergio González Miranda, LOM Ediciones, Santiago, 2004. Vol. 37. Chungará (Arica), Universidad de Tarapacá. ISSN 0717-7356. .
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External links
- (in Spanish) Government of Amazonas Department, Tarapacá
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