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Copiapó Province

Copiapó Province
Provincia de Copiapó
Province
Official seal of Copiapó Province
Seal
Location in the Atacama Region
Location in the Atacama Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Copiapó Province
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 27°27′S 70°00′W / 27.450°S 70.000°W / -27.450; -70.000Coordinates: 27°27′S 70°00′W / 27.450°S 70.000°W / -27.450; -70.000
Country  Chile
Region  Atacama
Capital Copiapó
Communes Copiapó
Caldera
Tierra Amarilla
Government
 • Type Provincial
 • Governor Nicolás Noman Garrido
Area
 • Total 32,538.5 km2 (12,563.2 sq mi)
Population (2012 Census)
 • Total 183,973
 • Density 5.7/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Urban 148,101
 • Rural 7,612
Sex
 • Men 79,436
 • Women 76,277
Time zone CLT (UTC-4)
 • Summer (DST) CLST (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 56 + 52

Copiapó Province (Spanish: Provincia de Copiapó) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the city of Copiapó.

According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 32,538.5 km2 (12,563 sq mi) and had a population of 183,973 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi). It is the tenth largest province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 24.9% (31,021 persons).

As a province, Copiapó is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into three communes (comunas). The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Nicolás Noman Garrido was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera.


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