| Tocopilla Province Provincia de Tocopilla |
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| Location in the Antofagasta Region | |
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Tocopilla Province
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| Country | Chile |
| Region | Antofagasta |
| Capital | Tocopilla |
| Communes | Tocopilla María Elena |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Giovanna Rossi Bizjak |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 16,236 km2 (6,268.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 31,516 |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30,764 |
| • Rural | 752 |
| Sex[2] | |
| • Men | 16,348 |
| • Women | 15,168 |
| Time zone | CLT [3] (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | CLST [4] (UTC-3) |
| Area code(s) | 56 + 55 |
| Website | Governorate of Tocopilla |
Tocopilla Province (Spanish: Provincia de Tocopilla) is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla.
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According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16,236 km2 (6,269 sq mi)[2] and had a population of 31,516 inhabitants (16,348 men and 15,168 women), 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 governor. Giovanna Rossi Bizjak was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera.[1]
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