| El Loa Province Provincia El Loa |
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| Location in the Antofagasta Region | |
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El Loa Province
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| Country | Chile |
| Region | Antofagasta |
| Capital | Calama |
| Communes | Calama Ollagüe San Pedro de Atacama |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Luis B. Garrido Ampuero (UDI) |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 41,999.6 km2 (16,216.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 143,689 |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (8.9/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 138,538 |
| • Rural | 5,151 |
| Sex[1] | |
| • Men | 73,970 |
| • Women | 69,719 |
| Time zone | CLT [2] (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | CLST [3] (UTC-3) |
| Area code(s) | 56 + 55 |
| Website | Government of El Loa |
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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According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 41,999.6 km2 (16,216 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 143,689 inhabitants (73,970 men and 69,719 women), giving it a population density of 3.4 /km2 (9 /sq mi). It is the sixth largest province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 14.9% (18,610 persons).[1]
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