El Loa

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El Loa Province
Provincia El Loa
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Miscanti Lake
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Location in the Antofagasta Region
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El Loa Province
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 22°50′S68°07′W / 22.833°S 68.117°W / -22.833; -68.117 Coordinates: 22°50′S68°07′W / 22.833°S 68.117°W / -22.833; -68.117
Country Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Region Flag of Antofagasta Region, Chile.svg  Antofagasta
Capital Calama
Communes Calama
Ollagüe
San Pedro de Atacama
Government
  Type Provincial
   Presidential Provincial Delegate Miguel Ballesteros Candia (Democratic Revolution)
Area
[1]
  Total41,999.6 km2 (16,216.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 Census) [1]
  Total142,686
  Density3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
  Urban
138,538
  Rural
5,151
Sex
[1]
  Men73,970
  Women69,719
Time zone UTC-4 (CLT [2] )
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST [3] )
Area code(s) 56 + 55
Website www.gobernacionloa.gov.cl

El Loa Province (Spanish : Provincia El Loa) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). It is named after the longest of rivers in Chile, the Loa River. The provincial capital is Calama.

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Geography and demography

According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 41,999.6 km2 (16,216 sq mi) [1] and had a population of 142,686 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi). It is the sixth largest province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 14.9% (18,610 persons). [1]

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Church in Machuca, El Loa Province