Chañaral Province

Chañaral Province Provincia de Chañaral
Province
Seal Location in the Atacama Region Chañaral Province Location in Chile
Coordinates: 26°17′S 69°52′W / 26.283°S 69.867°WCoordinates: 26°17′S 69°52′W / 26.283°S 69.867°W
Country	Chile
Region	Atacama
Capital	Chañaral
Communes	Chañaral Diego de Almagro
Government[1]
• Type	Provincial
• Governor	Tomás Villavicencio Pizarro
Area[2]
• Total	24,436.2 km^2 (9,434.9 sq mi)
Population (2012 Census)[2]
• Total	28,874
• Density	1.2/km^2 (3.1/sq mi)
• Urban	30,854
• Rural	1,278
Sex[2]
• Men	16,999
• Women	15,133
Time zone	CLT [3] (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	CLST [4] (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	56 + 52
Website	Government of Chañaral

Chañaral Province (Spanish: Provincia de Chañaral) is one of three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the small coastal town of Chañaral.

Geography and demography

According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 24,436.2 km² (9,435 sq mi)^[2] and had a population of 28,874 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 1.3/km² (3/sq mi). Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 22.5% (9,319 persons).^[2]

Administration

As a province, Chañaral is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas): Chañaral and Diego de Almagro. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Tomás Villavicencio Pizarro was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera.^[1]

References

1. "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". Government of Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 March 2011.
2. "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.