El Loa

El Loa Province
Provincia El Loa
Miscanti Lake
Miscanti Lake
Official seal of El Loa Province
Location in the Antofagasta Region
Location in the Antofagasta Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
El Loa Province
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 22°50′S 68°07′W / 22.833°S 68.117°W / -22.833; -68.117
Country Chile
Region Antofagasta
CapitalCalama
CommunesCalama
Ollagüe
San Pedro de Atacama
Government
 • TypeProvincial
 • Presidential Provincial DelegateMiguel Ballesteros Candia (Democratic Revolution)
Area
 • Total41,999.6 km2 (16,216.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 Census)[1]
 • Total142,686
 • Density3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
 • Urban
138,538
 • Rural
5,151
Sex
 • Men73,970
 • Women69,719
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[2])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[3])
Area code56 + 55
Websitewww.gobernacionloa.gov.cl

El Loa Province (Spanish: Provincia El Loa) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). It is named after the longest of rivers in Chile, the Loa River. The provincial capital is Calama.

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  2. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  3. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.