Tocopilla Province
Tocopilla Province
Provincia de Tocopilla | |
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Locomotive hauling empty nitrate hoppers from Tocopilla to Barriles | |
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Location in the Antofagasta Region | |
Tocopilla Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 21°55′S 69°48′W / 21.917°S 69.800°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Antofagasta |
| Capital | Tocopilla |
| Communes | Tocopilla María Elena |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | Rossana Montero Morales (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,236.0 km2 (6,268.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 28,840 |
| • Density | 1.776/km2 (4.601/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30,764 |
| • Rural | 752 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 16,348 |
| • Women | 15,168 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 55 |
| Website | Delegation of Tocopilla |
Tocopilla Province (Spanish: Provincia de Tocopilla) is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla.