Elqui Province (Spanish: Provincia de Elqui) is a province in the Chilean regionofCoquimbo (IV). The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo.[4]
Elqui Province
Provincia de Elqui
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Seal | |
Location in the Coquimbo Region
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  Elqui Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 29°40′S 70°33′W / 29.667°S 70.550°W / -29.667; -70.550 | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Coquimbo |
| Capital | Coquimbo |
| Communes | List of 6: |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | None |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,895.1 km2 (6,523.2 sq mi) |
| Population
(2012 Census)[1]
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| • Total | 442,999 |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 325,565 |
| • Rural | 39,806 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 178,492 |
| • Women | 186,879 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[2]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[3]) |
| Area code | 56 + 51 |
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16,895.1 km2 (6,523 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 442,999 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 21.6/km2 (56/sq mi). It is the ninth most populated province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 28.3% (80,613 persons).[1]