Tarapacá, Amazonas

Tarapacá, Amazonas
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Tarapacá, Amazonas in the Amazonas Department of Colombia
Location of the municipality and town of Tarapacá, Amazonas in the Amazonas Department of Colombia
Tarapacá, Amazonas is located in Colombia
Tarapacá, Amazonas
Tarapacá, Amazonas
Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 2°52′44″S 69°44′38″W / 2.87889°S 69.74389°W / -2.87889; -69.74389
Country Colombia
Department Amazonas Department
Founded14 February 1909
Area
 • Total
1,443 km2 (557 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)
 • Total
4,195
Time zoneUTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
ClimateAf

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 signing in July 1922.[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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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. [1].{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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