Elqui Province
Elqui Province () is one of three provinces in the Chilean region of Coquimbo (IV). Its capital is the city of Coquimbo.
It is named after the main river of the province: the Elqui River river.
Geography
The Elqui province has an area of , the largest province in the Coquimbo region.
Elqui is bordered on the north by the Atacama region (Huasco province), on the east by Argentina, on the south by the Limari province and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
The main river of the province is the Elqui river that is long. In the valley of the river, fruits, including grapes, are grown.
Population
(last national census), there were 365,371 people living in the province, giving it a population density of inhabitants/km2, the province of the region with more people living in it.
The largest city of the province is La Serena with a population, in 2002, of 160,148 inhabitants.
Administration
As a province, Elqui is a second-level administrative division, consisting of six communes (comunas). The city of Coquimbo serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
References
Other websites
Territorial division of Chile
Gobierno Regional de Coquimbo Official website
Province of Elqui website
Provinces of Chile