Copiapó Province
Copiapó Province (Spanish: Provincia de Copiapó) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the city of Copiapó.
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Provincia de Copiapó | |
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 Seal  Copiapó, in red, in the Atacama Region | |
| Coordinates: 27°27′S 70°00′W / 27.450°S 70.000°WCoordinates: 27°27′S 70°00′W / 27.450°S 70.000°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Atacama |
| Capital | Copiapó |
| Comunas | Copiapó, Caldera, Tierra Amarilla |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Mario Francisco Rivas Silva |
| Area | |
| • Total | 32,538.5 km2 (12,563.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 155,713 |
| • Density | 4.785500/km2 (12.39439/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
The Copiapó province has an area of 32,538.5 km2 (12,563.2 sq mi), the largest province in the Atacama region.[2]
Copiapó is bordered on the north by the Chañaral province, on the northeast by Argentina, on the east by the Tierra Amarilla commune, on the south by the Huasco province and on the west by the Pacific Ocean and the Caldera commune.
The main river of the province is the Copiapó river that is 162 km (100.7 mi) long.[3] In the valley of the Copiapó river, fruits, including grapes, are grown.
Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 155,713 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 4.8 inhabitants/km².[2]
The largest city of the province is Copiapó, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 129,091 inhabitants.
Administration
As a province, Copiapó is a second-level administrative division, consisting of three communes (comunas). The city of Copiapó serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area[2] (km²) |
Population[2] (2002) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03101 | 4 Copiapó | Copiapó | 16,681.3 | 129,091 |
| 03102 | 3 Caldera | Caldera | 4,666.6 | 13,734 |
| 03103 | 5 Tierra Amarilla | Tierra Amarilla | 11,190.6 | 12,888 |
| Total of the Copiapó province | 32,538.5 | 155,713 | ||
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References
- ↑ "Conozca al Gobernador". Gobernación - Provincia de Copiapó (in español). Retrieved 20 August 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Región de Atacama" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
- ↑ "Cuenca del río Copiapó" (PDF). Dirección General de Aguas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2016.
Other websites
- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional de Atacama Official website (in Spanish)
- Province of Copiapó website (in Spanish)