Country Chile Area rank 3 Area code(s) 56 + 51 Capital Vallenar | Region Atacama Time zone CLT (UTC-4) Area 18,202 km² Team Deportes Vallenar | |
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Website www.gobernacionhuasco.gov.cl Points of interest Pingüino de Humboldt, Chañaral Island, Las Campanas Observatory, Faro de Huasco, Playa Grande | ||
Huasco Province ([ˈwasko], Spanish: Provincia de Huasco) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Vallenar is the capital city.
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Map of Huasco Province, Atacama Region, Chile
Geography and demography
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of 18,201.5 km2 (7,028 sq mi) and had a population of 72,145, giving it a population density of 3.7/km2 (10/sq mi). The province had a 2002 population of 66,491 Of these, 53,664 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 12,827 (19.3%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 2.7% (1,761 persons).
Administration
As a province, Huasco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into four communes (comunas). The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Fernando Flores Fredes was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera.
Communes
- Vallenar
- Freirina
- Huasco
- Alto del Carmen