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Tocopilla Province


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nameTocopilla Province
native_nameProvincia de Tocopilla
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settlement_typeProvince
image_skylineSQM GE 289A Boxcab Quillagua - Barriles.jpg
image_captionLocomotive hauling empty nitrate hoppers from Tocopilla to Barriles
image_sealLogo de la DPP Tocopilla.svg
image_mapProvincia de Tocopilla.svg
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map_altLocation in the Antofagasta Region
map_captionLocation in the Antofagasta Region
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pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
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subdivision_name1Antofagasta
parts_typeCommunes
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María Elena
seat_typeCapital
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government_footnotes
government_typeProvincial
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leader_titlePresidential Provincial Delegate
leader_nameRossana Montero Morales
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demographics1_title2Women
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website[Delegation of Tocopilla](http://dpptocopilla.gob.cl/)

María Elena

Tocopilla Province () is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla.

Geography and demography

According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16236.0 sqkm and had a population of 28,840 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 1.9 PD/sqkm. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 18.4% (7,129 persons).

Administration

As a province, Tocopilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas). The province is administered by a presidentially appointed provincial delegate. Rossana Montero Morales was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.

Communes

  • Tocopilla (capital)
  • María Elena

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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