Choapa Province facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Choapa Province Provincia de Choapa
Province
Seal Choapa, in red, in the Coquimbo Region Choapa Province Location in Chile
Country	Chile
Region	Coquimbo
Capital	Illapel
Comunas	Illapel, Salamanca, Los Vilos, Canela
Government
• Type	Provincial
Area
• Total	10,131.6 km2 (3,911.8 sq mi)
Population  (2002 Census)
• Total	81,681
• Density	8.06200/km2 (20.88049/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code(s)	56 + 53
Website	Official website: http://www.gobernacionchoapa.gov.cl/

Choapa Province (Spanish: Provincia de Choapa) is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Coquimbo Region (IV). Its capital is the city of Illapel

Geography

The Choapa province has an area of 10,131.6 km² (3,911.8 sq mi), the smallest province in the Coquimbo region.

Choapa is bordered on the north by the Limarí province, on the east by Argentina, on the south by the Valparaíso region and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.

		Limarí province
	Pacific Ocean		Argentina
		Choapa province
		Valparaíso region

Population

As of 2002^[update] (last national census), there were 81,681 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 8.1 inhabitants/km².

The largest city of the province is Illapel, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 30,355 inhabitants.

Administration

As a province, Limarí is a second-level administrative division, consisting of four communes (comunas). The city of Illapel serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.

The Choapa province, in the bottom

See also

In Spanish: Provincia de Choapa para niños