Tocopilla Province

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Tocopilla Province
Provincia de Tocopilla
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Locomotive hauling empty nitrate hoppers from Tocopilla to Barriles
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Location in the Antofagasta Region
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Tocopilla Province
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 21°55′S69°48′W / 21.917°S 69.800°W / -21.917; -69.800 Coordinates: 21°55′S69°48′W / 21.917°S 69.800°W / -21.917; -69.800
Country Flag of Chile.svg  Chile
Region Flag of Antofagasta Region, Chile.svg  Antofagasta
Capital Tocopilla
Communes Tocopilla
María Elena
Government
[1]
  Type Provincial
   Presidential Provincial Delegate Rossana Montero Morales (Ind.)
Area
[2]
  Total16,236.0 km2 (6,268.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 Census) [2]
  Total28,840
  Density1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi)
  Urban
30,764
  Rural
752
Sex
[2]
  Men16,348
  Women15,168
Time zone UTC-4 (CLT [3] )
  Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST [4] )
Area code(s) 56 + 55
Website Delegation 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.

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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) [2] 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). [2]

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 provincial delegate. Rossana Montero Morales was appointed by president Gabriel Boric. [1]

Communes

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