Tarapacá, Amazonas

Tarapacá is a town and municipality in the Colombian Department of Amazonas. As of 2015, the population comprised 4,195 people.

Tarapacá, Amazonas
Municipality and town
Location of the municipality and town of Tarapacá, Amazonas in the Amazonas Department of Colombia
Tarapacá, Amazonas Location in Colombia
Coordinates: 2°52′44″S 69°44′38″W
Country	Colombia
Department	Amazonas Department
Founded	14 February 1909
Area
• Total	1,443 km2 (557 sq mi)
Population  (2015)
• Total	4,195
Time zone	UTC-5 (Colombia Standard Time)
Climate	Af

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

• Nuevo Tarapacá, Peru
• San Lorenzo de Tarapacá, Chile
• Tarapacá Region, Chile

See also

• Peru-Colombia War
• War of the Pacific