Elqui Province
Provincia de Elqui | |
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Coordinates: 29°40′S 70°33′W / 29.667°S 70.550°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Coquimbo |
Capital | Coquimbo |
Communes | |
Government | |
• Type | Provincial |
• Presidential Provincial Delegate | None |
Area | |
• Total | 16,895.1 km2 (6,523.2 sq mi) |
Population (2012 Census)[1] | |
• 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 |
Elqui Province (Spanish: Provincia de Elqui) is a province in the Chilean region of Coquimbo (IV). The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo.[4]