Elqui Province
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Elqui Province is a province
in the Chile
an region of Coquimbo
(IV). The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo
. The province has an area of 16895.1 sqkm, and has 365,371 inhabitants.
(INE), the province spans an area of 16894.8 sqkm and had a population of 365,371 inhabitants (178,492 men and 186,879 women), giving it a population density of 21.6 PD/sqkm. 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).
Provinces of Chile
A province is the second largest administrative division in Chile, after a region. Each region is divided into provinces. There are 54 provinces in total....
in the Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an region of Coquimbo
Coquimbo Region
The IV Coquimbo Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is some 400 km north of the capital, Santiago.The capital and largest city is La Serena, other important cities include the seaport Coquimbo and the agricultural centre...
(IV). The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo
Coquimbo
Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo lies in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than 400,000 inhabitants. The commune spans an area around the...
. The province has an area of 16895.1 sqkm, and has 365,371 inhabitants.
Geography and demography
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics InstituteNational Statistics Institute (Chile)
The National Statistics Institute of Chile is a state-run organization of the Government of Chile, created in the second half of the 19th century and tasked with performing a general census of population and housing, then collecting, producing and publishing official demographic statistics of...
(INE), the province spans an area of 16894.8 sqkm and had a population of 365,371 inhabitants (178,492 men and 186,879 women), giving it a population density of 21.6 PD/sqkm. 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).
Municipalities in the province of Elqui
- AndacolloAndacolloAndacollo is a city and commune in the Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile.-History:Andacollo is a copper and gold mining city located in the mountains of the Small North in Chile. It was founded in 1891....
- CoquimboCoquimboCoquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo lies in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than 400,000 inhabitants. The commune spans an area around the...
- La HigueraLa Higuera, ChileLa Higuera is a town and commune in Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, Chile. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean, the east by the Atacama Region, and the south by the communes of Vicuña and La Serena....
- La Serena
- PaihuanoPaihuanoPaiguano or Paihuano is a small agricultural town and commune in the Elqui Province of the Coquimbo Region of Chile.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paiguano had 4,168 inhabitants , making the commune an entirely rural area...
- VicuñaVicuña, ChileVicuña is a Chilean commune and city in Elqui Province, Coquimbo Region, founded during the government of Bernardo O'Higgins to secure sovereignty over the Elqui Valley. The famous Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral was born there in 1889. It borders to the west with the communes of La Higuera, La...