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Chañaral Province

FieldValue
nameChañaral Province
native_nameProvincia de Chañaral
native_name_langes
settlement_typeProvince
image_sealLogo de la DPP Chañaral.svg
image_mapProvincia de Chañaral.svg
map_altLocation in the Atacama Region
map_captionLocation in the Atacama Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_narrowyes
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Atacama
parts_typeCommunes
partsChañaral
Diego de Almagro
seatChañaral
government_footnotes
government_typeProvincial
leader_partyCommunist Party
leader_titlePresidential Provincial Delegate
leader_nameJorge Fernández Herrera
seat_typeCapital
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km224436.2
population_footnotes
population_total28874
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank130,854
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank21,278
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info116,999
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info215,133
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code56 + 52
website[Delegation of Chañaral](http://dppchanaral.gob.cl/)

Diego de Almagro

Chañaral Province () is one of three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the small coastal town of Chañaral.

Geography and demography

According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 24436.2 sqkm and had a population of 28,874 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 1.3 PD/sqkm. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 22.5% (9,319 persons).

Administration

As a province, Chañaral is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas): Chañaral and Diego de Almagro. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed provincial delegate. Jorge Fernández Herrera was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.

References

References

  1. "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". [[Government of Chile]].
  2. (2007). "Territorial division of Chile". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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