Arica

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Arica is a major port city in far northern Chile, known for its dry climate, strategic location near the Peruvian border, and role as a commercial and transportation hub on the Pacific coast.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Arica canonical 27
city of Arica 2
Arica (northern extreme of mainland Chile) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
port city
administrativeStatus commune
airportServes Arica self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arica metropolitan area
annexationContext War of the Pacific
borderRole gateway between Chile and Peru
climate desert climate
climateCharacteristic very dry
coastType Pacific coast
connectedBy Pan-American Highway
continent South America
country Chile
currency Chilean peso
demographicsCharacteristic urban population
elevation sea level
governingBody Municipality of Arica
hasAirport Chacalluta International Airport
hasLandmark Morro de Arica
San Marcos Cathedral
hasPort Arica self-linksurface differs
surface form: Port of Arica
hasUniversity University of Tarapacá
historicalCountry Chile
surface form: Peru
isCapitalOf Arica y Parinacota Region
knownFor Pacific trade
dry climate
strategic location
language Spanish
locatedIn Chile
locatedInPartOfCountry northern Chile
locatedInProvince Arica Province
locatedInRegion Arica y Parinacota Region
locatedNearBorderWith Peru
locatedOnCoastOf Pacific Ocean
near Tacna
officialLanguage Spanish
partOf Atacama Desert
surface form: Atacama Desert region
primaryEconomicActivity commerce
port services
tourism
transportation
role commercial hub
major port
transportation hub
timezone Chile Standard Time
timezoneDST Chile Summer Time
transportMode air transport
maritime transport
road transport
wasAnnexedBy Chile

Referenced by (32)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

northern Chile hasCity Arica
subject surface form: Northern Chile
Arica hasPort Arica self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Port of Arica
Arica airportServes Arica self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arica metropolitan area
Tacna connectedTo Arica
Morro de Arica locatedIn Arica
Morro de Arica overlooks Arica
this entity surface form: city of Arica
territory of Chile hasExtremePoint Arica
this entity surface form: Arica (northern extreme of mainland Chile)
Arica Province hasCapital Arica
Arica Province contains Arica
this entity surface form: city of Arica
Lluta River passesNear Arica