Province of Tocopilla facts for kids

Province of Tocopilla Provincia de Tocopilla
Province
Seal The Tocopilla province, in red, in the Antofagasta Region Location in Chile
Country	Chile
Region	Antofagasta
Area
• Total	16,236 km2 (6,269 sq mi)
Population (2002 Census)
• Total	31,516
• Density	1.94112/km2 (5.02747/sq mi)
Time zone	CLT (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	CLST (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	56 + 55
Website	Official website

The Province of Tocopilla (Spanish: Provincia de Tocopilla) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). The provincial capital is Tocopilla.

Geography

The Tocopilla province has an area of 16,236 km² (6,269 sq mi).

The province is bordered on the north by the Tarapacá region, on the east by the El Loa province, on the south by the Antofagasta province and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.

Population

As of 2002 (last national census), there were 31,516 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 1.9 inhabitants/km².

The largest city of the province is Tocopilla, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 23,352 inhabitants.

Administration

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

The Tocopilla province, in yellow (communes 8, 9)

Tocopilla province

Code	Comuna	Capital	Area (km²)	Population (2002)
02301	9 Tocopilla	Tocopilla	4,038.8	23,986
02302	8 María Elena	María Elena	12,197.2	7,530
Total of the Tocopilla province			16,236.0	31,516