Elqui Province
Elqui Province (Spanish: Provincia de Elqui) is a province in the Chilean region of Coquimbo (IV). The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo.
Geography and demography
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16,895.1 km (6,523 sq mi) and had a population of 442,999 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 21.6/km (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).
Municipalities in the province of Elqui
Elqui Valley wine region
See also
References
- ^ "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Provincia de Elquí". Subsecretaría de Desarollo Regional y Administrativo. Gobierno de Chile. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
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