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El Loa


FieldValue
nameEl Loa Province
native_nameProvincia El Loa
native_name_langes
settlement_typeProvince
image_skylineMiscanti Lagoon near San Pedro de Atacama Chile Luca Galuzzi 2006.jpg
image_sealLogo de la DPP El Loa.svg
image_captionMiscanti Lake
image_mapProvincia de El Loa.svg
mapsize175px
map_captionLocation in the Antofagasta Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_mapsize175
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Antofagasta
parts_typeCommunes
partsCalama
Ollagüe
San Pedro de Atacama
seat_typeCapital
seatCalama
government_typeProvincial
leader_partyDemocratic Revolution
leader_titlePresidential Provincial Delegate
leader_nameMiguel Ballesteros Candia
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km241999.6
population_footnotes
population_total142686
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank1138,538
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank25,151
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info173,970
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info269,719
timezoneCLT
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area_code56 + 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

  1. (2007). "Territorial division of Chile". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
  2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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