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Elqui Province


FieldValue
nameElqui Province
native_name*Provincia de Elqui*
native_name_langes
settlement_typeProvince
image_sealLogo de la Gobernación Provincial de Elqui.svg
image_mapProvincia de Elqui.svg
mapsize175px
map_altLocation in the Coquimbo Region
map_captionLocation in the Coquimbo Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_mapsize175
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Coquimbo
seat_typeCapital
seatCoquimbo
parts_typeCommunes
partsList of 6:
p1Andacollo
p2Coquimbo
p3La Higuera
p4La Serena
p5Paihuano
p6Vicuña
government_typeProvincial
leader_titlePresidential Provincial Delegate
leader_nameNone
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km216895.1
population_footnotes
population_total442999
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank1325,565
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank239,806
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info1178,492
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info2186,879
timezoneCLT
utc_offset−4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST−3
area_code56 + 51
iso_codeCL-CO

Elqui Province ( ) is a province in the Chilean region of Coquimbo (IV). The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo.

Geography and demography

According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16895.1 sqkm and had a population of 442,999 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 21.6 PD/sqkm. It is the ninth most populated province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 28.3% (80,613 persons).

Municipalities in the province of Elqui

  • Andacollo
  • Coquimbo
  • La Higuera
  • La Serena
  • Paihuano
  • Vicuña

Elqui Valley wine region

Main article: Elqui Valley (wine region)

References

References

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