Camarones | |
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Coordinates (city): 19°1′S 69°52′W / 19.017°S 69.867°W | |
Kintra | Chile |
Region | Arica an Parinacota |
Province | Arica |
Seat | Cuyo |
Govrenment | |
• Teep | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Ivan Martin Romero Menacho |
Area | |
• Total | 3927.0 km2 (1,516.2 sq mi) |
Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 1,220 |
• Density | 0.31/km2 (0.80/sq mi) |
• Urban | 0 |
• Landwart | 1220 |
Sex | |
• Men | 745 |
• Weemen | 475 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT [3]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST [4]) |
Website | Municipality of Camarones |
Camarones is a ceety an commune in the Arica an Parinacota Region in Chile. It forms pairt o the admeenistrative Arica Province an haes a population o 1,220. Its municipality seat is in the toun o Cuyo, locatit next tae the Chile Heich-gate 5. Cuyo is the admeenistrative centre o the commune an a place o rest for travellers. The main touns are Codpa an Caleta Camarones. The latter is a fishin inlet o anerly 44 inhabitants. Codpa is the lairgest toun in the commune, locatit 114 kilometre (71 mi) frae the ceety o Arica. It is a entirely landwart commune wi amaist nae tourist activity, an is weel kent for its unchairtit auries. The anerly Afro-Chilean commonty in Chile is locatit in Camarones.