Greater Iquique, officially ÃÂrea Metropolitana Alto Hospicio-Iquique, is a that includes Iquique and Alto Hospicio communes in the Iquique Province in Tarapacá Region. On 21 December 2023, it was designated a metropolitan area. It has 339.769 inhabitants acording to the 2024 census; 199.587 from Iquique and 140 282 from Alto Hospicio.