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El Loa
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | El Loa Province |
| native_name | Provincia El Loa |
| native_name_lang | es |
| settlement_type | Province |
| image_skyline | Miscanti Lagoon near San Pedro de Atacama Chile Luca Galuzzi 2006.jpg |
| image_seal | Logo de la DPP El Loa.svg |
| image_caption | Miscanti Lake |
| image_map | Provincia de El Loa.svg |
| mapsize | 175px |
| map_caption | Location in the Antofagasta Region |
| pushpin_map | Chile |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_alt | Location in Chile |
| pushpin_mapsize | 175 |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Chile |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Chile |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Antofagasta |
| parts_type | Communes |
| parts | Calama |
| Ollagüe | |
| San Pedro de Atacama | |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Calama |
| government_type | Provincial |
| leader_party | Democratic Revolution |
| leader_title | Presidential Provincial Delegate |
| leader_name | Miguel Ballesteros Candia |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 41999.6 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 142686 |
| population_as_of | 2012 Census |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_blank1_title | Urban |
| population_blank1 | 138,538 |
| population_blank2_title | Rural |
| population_blank2 | 5,151 |
| demographics_type1 | Sex |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Men |
| demographics1_info1 | 73,970 |
| demographics1_title2 | Women |
| demographics1_info2 | 69,719 |
| timezone | CLT |
| utc_offset | -4 |
| timezone_DST | CLST |
| utc_offset_DST | -3 |
| area_code | 56 + 55 |
| website |
Ollagüe San Pedro de Atacama
El Loa Province () is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). It is named after the longest of rivers in Chile, the Loa River. The provincial capital is Calama.
Geography and demography
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 41999.6 sqkm and had a population of 142,686 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 3.4 PD/sqkm. It is the sixth largest province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 14.9% (18,610 persons).
Communes
- Calama (capital)
- Ollagüe
- San Pedro de Atacama
References
References
- (2007). "Territorial division of Chile". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
- "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
- "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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