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About Iquique


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Iquique is a port city and commune in northern Chile, capital of both the Iquique Province and Tarapac� Region It had a population of 216,419 as of the 2002 census. It is also the main commune of the Greater Iquique.

Iquique has one of the largest duty-free commercial port centers (or Zona Franca) of South America and has been traditionally called Zofri. There are around 2.4 square kilometres (0.93 sq mi) of warehouses, banking branches, and restaurants.

Copper mining, mainly in Quebrada Blanca, Cerro Colorado, and Do�a In�s de Collahuas�, is also an important industry in Iquique
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