Copiapó Province | |
Native Name: | Provincia de Copiapó |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Province |
Mapsize: | 175px |
Map Alt: | Location in the Atacama Region |
Pushpin Map: | Chile |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
Pushpin Mapsize: | 175 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
Coordinates: | -27.45°N -70°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Chile |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Parts Type: | Communes |
Parts: | Copiapó Caldera Tierra Amarilla |
Seat Type: | Capital |
Seat: | Copiapó |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Government Type: | Provincial |
Leader Title: | Presidential Provincial Delegate3 |
Leader Name: | None |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 32538.5 |
Population Total: | 183973 |
Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
Population Blank1: | 148,101 |
Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank2: | 7,612 |
Demographics Type1: | Sex |
Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
Demographics1 Info1: | 79,436 |
Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
Demographics1 Info2: | 76,277 |
Timezone: | CLT[3] |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
Area Code: | 56 + 52 |
Copiapó Province (es|Provincia de Copiapó) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the city of Copiapó.
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 32538.5sqkm[2] and had a population of 183,973 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 4.8PD/sqkm. It is the tenth largest province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 24.9% (31,021 persons).[2]
As a province, Copiapó is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into three communes (comunas). The province is administered by a presidentially appointed regional delegate.[1]