Tocopilla Province
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Tocopilla Province
Provincia de Tocopilla | |
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 Locomotive hauling empty nitrate hoppers from Tocopilla to Barriles | |
 Flag  Seal | |
 Location in the Antofagasta Region | |
  Tocopilla Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 21°55′S 69°48′W / 21.917°S 69.800°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Antofagasta |
| Capital | Tocopilla |
| Communes | Tocopilla María Elena |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | Rossana Montero Morales (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,236.0 km2 (6,268.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 28,840 |
| • Density | 1.776/km2 (4.601/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30,764 |
| • Rural | 752 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 16,348 |
| • Women | 15,168 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 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.
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]
