Tocopilla Province (Spanish: Provincia de Tocopilla) is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean regionofAntofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla.
Tocopilla Province
Provincia de Tocopilla
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Locomotive hauling empty nitrate hoppers from Tocopilla to Barriles
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Location in the Antofagasta Region
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  Tocopilla Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 21°55′S 69°48′W / 21.917°S 69.800°W / -21.917; -69.800 | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Antofagasta |
| Capital | Tocopilla |
| Communes | Tocopilla María Elena |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | Rossana Montero Morales (Ind.) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,236.0 km2 (6,268.8 sq mi) |
| Population
(2012 Census)[2]
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| • Total | 28,840 |
| • Density | 1.8/km2 (4.6/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30,764 |
| • Rural | 752 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 16,348 |
| • Women | 15,168 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + 55 |
| Website | Delegation of Tocopilla |
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16,236.0 km2 (6,269 sq mi)[2] and had a population of 28,840 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 1.9/km2 (5/sq mi). Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 18.4% (7,129 persons).[2]
As a province, Tocopilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas). The province is administered by a presidentially appointed provincial delegate. Rossana Montero Morales was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.[1]