Choapa Province
Choapa Province (Spanish: Provincia de Choapa) is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Coquimbo Region (IV). Its capital is the city of Illapel
Choapa Province
Provincia de Choapa | |
|---|---|
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 Choapa, in red, in the Coquimbo Region   Choapa Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 31°40′S 71°00′W / 31.667°S 71.000°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Coquimbo |
| Capital | Illapel |
| Comunas | Illapel, Salamanca, Los Vilos, Canela |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Alex Patricio Trigo Rocco |
| Area | |
| • Total | 10,131.6 km2 (3,911.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 81,681 |
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 53 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
changeThe Choapa province has an area of 10,131.6 km2 (3,911.8 sq mi), the smallest province in the Coquimbo region.[2]
Choapa is bordered on the north by the Limarí province, on the east by Argentina, on the south by the Valparaíso region and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Population
changeAs of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 81,681 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 8.1 inhabitants/km².[2]
The largest city of the province is Illapel, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 30,355 inhabitants.
Administration
changeAs a province, Limarí is a second-level administrative division, consisting of four communes (comunas). The city of Illapel serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area[2] (km²) |
Population[2] (2002) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04201 | 2 Illapel | Illapel | 2,629.1 | 30,355 |
| 04202 | 1 Canela | Canela | 2,196.6 | 4,379 |
| 04203 | 3 Los Vilos | Los Vilos | 1,860.6 | 17,453 |
| 04204 | 4 Salamanca | Salamanca | 3,445.3 | 24,494 |
| Total of the Choapa province | 10,131.6 | 81,681 | ||
References
change- ↑ "Conozca al Gobernador". Gobernación - Provincia de Choapa (in Spanish). Retrieved 25 August 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Región de Coquimbo" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2016.
Other websites
change- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional de Coquimbo Official website (in Spanish)
- Province of Choapa website (in Spanish)