Arica

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city port city

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.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form As subject As object
Arica metropolitan area 0 1
Port of Arica 0 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 (10)

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

Arica → airportServes → Arica self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Arica metropolitan area
northern Chile → hasCity → Arica →
subject surface form: Northern Chile
Arica → hasPort → Arica self-linksurface differs →
this entity surface form: Port of Arica