Coquimbo Region

The IV Coquimbo Region () is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions.

The capital of the region is the city of La Serena; it is at  north of Santiago, the capital of the country. Other important cities include the seaport Coquimbo and the agricultural centre Ovalle.

History
From 1826, Coquimbo was a province of Chile but in 1974, with the creation of the Regions of Chile, it became one of the Chilean regions.

Geography
The Coquimbo region borders the Atacama region to the north, Argentina on the east, the Valparaíso region on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west.

The three main rivers are Elqui, Limarí and Choapa.

Population
, there were (estimated) 771,085 persons living in the region, for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The largest city in the region is its capital, La Serena, with 160,148 inhabitants (2002 census). The port of Coquimbo had 148,438 inhabitants.

Administration
The Coquimbo region is divided in three provinces: Choapa, Elqui and Limarí.


+ Coquimbo Region - Provinces and comunas Provinces Capital Code Comunas Area(km²) Population(2002) Elqui(041) Coquimbo 04101 8 La Serena 1,892.8 160,148 04102 6 Coquimbo 1,429.3 163,036 04103 5 Andacollo 310.3 10,288 04104 7 La Higuera 4,158.2 3,721 04105 9 Paihuano 1,494.7 4,168 04106 10 Vicuña 7,609.8 24,010 Total of the Elqui province 16,895.1 365,371 Choapa(042) Illapel 04201 2 Illapel 2,629.1 30,355 04202 1 Canela 2,196.6 4,379 04203 3 Los Vilos 1,860.6 17,453 04204 4 Salamanca 3,445.3 24,494 Total of the Choapa province 10,131.6 81,681 Limarí(043) Ovalle  04301 13 Ovalle 3,834.5 98,089 04302 11 Combarbalá 1,895.9 13,483 04303 12 Monte Patria 4,366.3 30,276 04304 14 Punitaqui 1,339.3 9,539 04305 15 Río Hurtado 2,117.2 4,771 Total of the Limarí province 13,553.2 156,158 Total of the region 40,579.9 603,210

Related pages
Regions of Chile

References

Other websites

 Territorial division of Chile 
Gobierno Regional de Coquimbo Official website