Elqui Province
Elqui Province
Provincia de Elqui | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in the Coquimbo Region | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Coquimbo |
| Capital | Coquimbo |
| Communes | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Pablo Argandoña Medina |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,895.1 km2 (6,523.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 442,999 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 325,565 |
| • Rural | 39,806 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 178,492 |
| • Women | 186,879 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT [2]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST [3]) |
| Area code | 56 + 51 |
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]
Geography and demography
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16,895.1 km2 (6,523 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 442,999 inhabitants, 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]
Municipalities in the province of Elqui
Elqui Valley wine region
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Provincia de Elquí". Subsecretaría de Desarollo Regional y Administrativo. Gobierno de Chile. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
