Elqui Province (Spanish: Provincia de Elqui) is a province in the Chilean region of Coquimbo (IV). The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo.[4] The province has an area of 16,895.1 km2 (6,523 sq mi), and has 365,371 inhabitants.
[edit] Geography and demography
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16,894.8 km2 (6,523 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 365,371 inhabitants (178,492 men and 186,879 women), giving it a population density of 21.6 /km2 (56 /sq mi). 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). persons).[1]
[edit] Municipalities in the province of Elqui
[edit] References
- ^ a b c d e (Spanish) "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). National Statistics Institute. 2007. http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/dpa_completa.pdf. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Provincia de Elquí". Subsecretaría de Desarollo Regional y Administrativo. Gobierno de Chile. http://www.subdere.cl/1510/w3-propertyvalue-24731.html. Retrieved 25 July 2011.