Huasco Province

Huasco Province ) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the city of Vallenar.

Geography
The Huasco province has an area of , the smallest province in the Atacama region.

Huasco is bordered on the north by the Copiapó province, on the east by Argentina, on the south by the Coquimbo region and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.

The main river of the province is the Huasco river that is  long. In the valley of the river, fruits, including grapes, are grown.

Population
 (last national census), there were 6,649 people living in the province, giving it a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The largest city of the province is Vallenar, its  capital, with a population, in 2002, of 48,040 inhabitants in the commune.

Administration
As a province, Huasco is a second-level administrative division, consisting of four  communes (comunas). The city of Vallenar serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.

+ Huasco province Code Comuna  Capital Area(km²) Population(2002) 03301 9 Vallenar Vallenar 7,083.7 48,040 03302 6 Alto del Carmen Alto del Carmen 5,938.7 4,840 03303 7 Freirina Freirina 3,577.7 5,666 03202 8 Huasco Huasco 1,601.4 7,945 Total of the Huasco province 18,201.5 66,491

References

Other websites

 Territorial division of Chile 
 Gobierno Regional de Atacama  Official website 
 Province of Huasco website 

Category:Provinces of Chile
Category:Atacama Region