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.
Copiapó Province Provincia de Copiapó | |
|---|---|
 Seal  Copiapó, in red, in the Atacama Region   Copiapó Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 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 | 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 52 |
| 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
Other websites
- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional de Atacama Official website (in Spanish)
- Province of Copiapó website (in Spanish)