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Tocopilla | city, capital city of state/province/region

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Known as the "energy capital" of El Norte Grande. Used to have an electric plant run by ocean currents.
Tocopilla is a city and province in the region of Antofagasta in the north of Chile. It has an estimated population of 31,516 (2002 census).
Strong aftershocks from a powerful earthquake hit northern Chile on Thursday (11/15/07) as the government erected a working military hospital and promised hundreds of other portable dwellings for 15,000 left homeless by the quake.
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Coordinates:   22°5'34"S   70°11'57"W
This article was last modified 17 years ago