Coquimbo Region facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Coquimbo Region (IV Región de Coquimbo) |
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| Region of Chile | |||
 Islote de los Huevos, Coquimbo
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| Country |  Chile |
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| Provinces | Elqui, Limarí, Choapa | ||
| Capital | La Serena | ||
| - coordinates | 29°54′S 71°15′W / 29.900°S 71.250°W | ||
| Lowest point | Sea level | ||
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Area | 40,579.9 km² (15,668 sq mi) | ||
| Population | 771,085 (2015) | ||
| Density | 19 /km² (49 /sq mi) | ||
| Intendant | Claudio Ibáñez González | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | CL-CO | ||
The IV Coquimbo Region (Spanish: IV Región de Coquimbo) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions.
The capital of the region is the city of La Serena; it is at 400 km (249 mi) north of Santiago, the capital of the country. Other important cities include the seaport Coquimbo and the agricultural centre Ovalle.
History
From 1826, Coquimbo was a province of Chile but in 1974, with the creation of the Regions of Chile, it became one of the Chilean regions.
Geography
The Coquimbo region borders the Atacama region to the north, Argentina on the east, the Valparaíso region on the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
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| Valparaíso region |
The three main rivers are Elqui, Limarí and Choapa.
Population
As of 2015[update], there were (estimated) 771,085 persons living in the region, for a population density of 19.0 inhabitants/km².
The largest city in the region is its capital, La Serena, with 160,148 inhabitants (2002 census). The port of Coquimbo had 148,438 inhabitants.
Administration
The Coquimbo region is divided in three provinces: Choapa, Elqui and Limarí.
| Provinces | Capital | Code | Comunas | Area (km²) |
Population (2002) |
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| Elqui (041) |
Coquimbo | 04101 | 8 La Serena | 1,892.8 | 160,148 |
| 04102 | 6 Coquimbo | 1,429.3 | 163,036 | ||
| 04103 | 5 Andacollo | 310.3 | 10,288 | ||
| 04104 | 7 La Higuera | 4,158.2 | 3,721 | ||
| 04105 | 9 Paihuano | 1,494.7 | 4,168 | ||
| 04106 | 10 Vicuña | 7,609.8 | 24,010 | ||
| Total of the Elqui province | 16,895.1 | 365,371 | |||
| Choapa (042) |
Illapel | 04201 | 2 Illapel | 2,629.1 | 30,355 |
| 04202 | 1 Canela | 2,196.6 | 4,379 | ||
| 04203 | 3 Los Vilos | 1,860.6 | 17,453 | ||
| 04204 | 4 Salamanca | 3,445.3 | 24,494 | ||
| Total of the Choapa province | 10,131.6 | 81,681 | |||
| Limarí (043) |
Ovalle | 04301 | 13 Ovalle | 3,834.5 | 98,089 |
| 04302 | 11 Combarbalá | 1,895.9 | 13,483 | ||
| 04303 | 12 Monte Patria | 4,366.3 | 30,276 | ||
| 04304 | 14 Punitaqui | 1,339.3 | 9,539 | ||
| 04305 | 15 Río Hurtado | 2,117.2 | 4,771 | ||
| Total of the Limarí province | 13,553.2 | 156,158 | |||
| Total of the region | 40,579.9 | 603,210 | |||
Related pages
| Regions of Chile |  |
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| Arica y Parinacota | Tarapacá | Antofagasta | Atacama | Coquimbo | Valparaíso | O'Higgins | Maule | Bío Bío | La Araucanía | Los Ríos | Los Lagos | Aysén | Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena | RM Santiago | |
Images for kids
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El Faro in La Serena
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Historic Centre of La Serena
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Bauer's Tower of Vicuña
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Night view of Coquimbo's port.
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Ovalle Panoramic
See also
In Spanish: Región de Coquimbo para niños
