Copiapó Province

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

Geography
The Copiapó province has an area of , the largest province in the Atacama region.

Copiapó is bordered on the north by the Chañaral province, on the northeast by Argentina, on the east by the Tierra Amarilla commune, on the south by the Huasco province and on the west by the Pacific Ocean and the Caldera commune.

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

Population
 (last national census), there were 155,713 people living in the province, giving it a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The largest city of the province is Copiapó, its  capital, with a population, in 2002, of 129,091 inhabitants.

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

+ Copiapó province Code Comuna  Capital Area(km²) Population(2002) 03101 4 Copiapó Copiapó 16,681.3 129,091 03102 3 Caldera Caldera 4,666.6 13,734 03103 5 Tierra Amarilla Tierra Amarilla 11,190.6 12,888 Total of the Copiapó province 32,538.5 155,713

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References

Other websites

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

Category:Provinces of Chile
Category:Atacama Region