Antofagasta Province
The Province of Antofagasta (Spanish: Provincia de Antofagasta) is one of three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). The capital is the port city of Antofagasta.
Province of Antofagasta
Provincia de Antofagasta | |
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 Antofagasta province, in red, in the Antofagasta Region   Province of Antofagasta Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 24°37′S 69°32′W / 24.617°S 69.533°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Antofagasta |
| Capital | Antofagasta |
| Comunas | List of 4: |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Fabiola Rivero Rojas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 67,813.5 km2 (26,182.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 318,779 |
| • Density | 4.7/km2 (12/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 55 |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
changeThe Antofagasta province has an area of 67,813.5 km2 (26,182.9 sq mi).[2]
The Antofagasta province is bordered on the north by the Tocopilla and El Loa provinces, on the east by Argentina, on the south by the Atacama region (Chañaral province) and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Population
changeAs of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 318,779 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 4.7 inhabitants/km².[2]
The largest city of the province is Antofagasta, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 285,255 inhabitants.
Administration
changeAs a province, the Antofagasta province is a second-level administrative division, consisting of four communes (comunas). The city of Antofagasta serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area[2] (km²) |
Population[2] (2002) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02101 | 1 Antofagasta | Antofagasta | 30,718.1 | 296,905 |
| 02102 | 2 Mejillones | Mejillones | 3,803.9 | 8,418 |
| 02103 | 3 Sierra Gorda | Sierra Gorda | 12,886.4 | 2,356 |
| 02104 | 4 Taltal | Taltal | 20,405.1 | 11,100 |
| Total of the Antofagasta province | 67,813.5 | 318,779 | ||
References
change- ↑ "Conozca a la Gobernadora". Gobernación Provincial de Antofagasta (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 July 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Región de Antofagasta" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 June 2016. Retrieved 27 July 2016.
Other websites
change- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional de Antofagasta (in Spanish)
- Province of Antofagasta website (in Spanish)