Choapa Province

Choapa Province () is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Coquimbo Region (IV). Its capital is the city of Illapel

Geography
The Choapa province has an area of , the smallest province in the Coquimbo region.

Choapa is bordered on the north by the Limarí province, on the east by Argentina, on the south by the  Valparaíso region and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.

Population
 (last national census), there were 81,681 people living in the province, giving it a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The largest city of the province is Illapel, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 30,355 inhabitants.

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

+ Choapa province Code Comuna  Capital Area(km²) Population(2002) 04201 2 Illapel Illapel 2,629.1 30,355 04202 1 Canela Canela 2,196.6 4,379 04203 3 Los Vilos Los Vilos 1,860.6 17,453 04204 4 Salamanca Salamanca 3,445.3 24,494 Total of the Choapa province 10,131.6 81,681

References

Other websites
 Territorial division of Chile 
 Gobierno Regional de Coquimbo Official website 
 Province of Choapa website 

Category:Provinces of Chile
Category:Coquimbo Region