Tocopilla
Tocopilla is a city and commune in the Antofagasta region in the north of Chile. It is the capital of the province of Tocopilla.
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| Coordinates: Coordinates: 22°5′47″S 70°12′0″W / 22.09639°S 70.20000°W | |
| Country | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| Region | Antofagasta |
| Province | Tocopilla |
| Founded | 1843 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Mayor | Fernando San Román Bascuñán |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,038.8 km2 (1,559.4 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 154 m (505 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 23,986 |
| • Density | 5.93889/km2 (15.3817/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Climate | BWn |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
The commune of Tocopilla has an area of 4,038.8 km2 (1,559.4 sq mi).[1]
The commune is bordered on the north by the Tarapacá region, on the east by the María Elena commune, on the south by the Antofagasta province and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 23,986 people living in the commune, giving it a population density of 5.9 inhabitants/km².[1]
The inhabitants of Tocopilla are known as Tocopillian; in Spanish, tocopillano for men andTocopillana for women.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Región de AntofagastaInstituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 28 July 2016.
Other websites
Media related to Tocopilla at Wikimedia Commons
- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional de Antofagasta (in Spanish)
- Province of Tocopilla website (in Spanish)
- Municipalidad de Tocopilla website Archived 2016-08-02 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)