Elqui Province

Elqui Province Provincia de Elqui
Province
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Location in the Coquimbo Region
Elqui Province Location in Chile
Coordinates: 29°40′S 70°33′W
Country	Chile
Region	Coquimbo
Capital	Coquimbo
Communes	List of 6: Andacollo Coquimbo La Higuera La Serena Paihuano Vicuña
Government
• Type	Provincial
• Presidential Provincial Delegate	None
Area [1]
• Total	16,895.1 km^2 (6,523.2 sq mi)
Population  (2012 Census)[1]
• Total	442,999
• Density	26/km^2 (68/sq mi)
• Urban	325,565
• Rural	39,806
Sex [1]
• Men	178,492
• Women	186,879
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[2])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[3])
Area code	56 + 51

Elqui Province (Spanish: Provincia de Elqui) is a province in the Chilean region of Coquimbo (IV). The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo.^[4]

Geography and demography

According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16,895.1 km² (6,523 sq mi)^[1] and had a population of 442,999 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 21.6/km² (56/sq mi). 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).^[1]

Municipalities in the province of Elqui

• Andacollo
• Coquimbo
• La Higuera
• La Serena
• Paihuano
• Vicuña

Elqui Valley wine region

Main article: Elqui Valley (wine region)

See also

• Elqui River

References

1. "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
4. "Provincia de Elquí". Subsecretaría de Desarollo Regional y Administrativo. Gobierno de Chile. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.