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Copiapó Province

FieldValue
nameCopiapó Province
native_nameProvincia de Copiapó
native_name_langes
settlement_typeProvince
image_sealLogo de la Gobernación Provincial de Copiapó.svg
image_mapProvincia de Copiapó.svg
mapsize175px
map_altLocation in the Atacama Region
map_captionLocation in the Atacama Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_mapsize175
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Atacama
parts_typeCommunes
partsCopiapó
Caldera
Tierra Amarilla
seat_typeCapital
seatCopiapó
government_footnotes
government_typeProvincial
leader_titlePresidential Provincial Delegate
3leader_nameNone
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km232538.5
population_footnotes
population_total183973
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank1148,101
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank27,612
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info179,436
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info276,277
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code56 + 52

Caldera Tierra Amarilla 3| leader_name = None

Copiapó Province () is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the city of Copiapó.

Geography and demography

According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 32538.5 sqkm and had a population of 183,973 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 4.8 PD/sqkm. It is the tenth largest province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 24.9% (31,021 persons).

Administration

As a province, Copiapó is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into three communes (comunas). The province is administered by a presidentially appointed regional delegate.

Communes

  1. Copiapó
  2. Caldera
  3. Tierra Amarilla

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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