Country Chile Communes Tocopilla
María Elena Area code(s) 56 + 55 Capital Tocopilla | Region Antofagasta Time zone CLT (UTC-4) Area 16,236 km² | |
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Website Governorate of Tocopilla | ||
Tocopilla Province (Spanish: Provincia de Tocopilla) is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla.
Contents
- Map of Tocopilla Province Antofagasta Region Chile
- Geography and demography
- Administration
- Communes
- References
Map of Tocopilla Province, Antofagasta Region, Chile
Geography and demography
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16,236.0 km2 (6,269 sq mi) and had a population of 28,840 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 1.9/km2 (5/sq mi). Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 18.4% (7,129 persons).
Administration
As a province, Tocopilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas). The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Giovanna Rossi Bizjak was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera.
Communes
References
Tocopilla Province Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA