Elqui Province

Elqui Province
Provincia de Elqui
Official seal of Elqui Province
Location in the Coquimbo Region
Location in the Coquimbo Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Elqui Province
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 29°40′S 70°33′W / 29.667°S 70.550°W / -29.667; -70.550
Country Chile
Region Coquimbo
CapitalCoquimbo
Communes
Government
 • TypeProvincial
 • Presidential Provincial DelegateNone
Area
 • Total16,895.1 km2 (6,523.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 Census)[1]
 • Total442,999
 • Density26/km2 (68/sq mi)
 • Urban
325,565
 • Rural
39,806
Sex
 • Men178,492
 • Women186,879
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[2])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[3])
Area code56 + 51

Elqui Province (Spanish: Provincia de Elqui) is a province in the Chilean region of Coquimbo (IV). The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo.[4]

  1. ^ a b c "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  3. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  4. ^ "Provincia de Elquí". Subsecretaría de Desarollo Regional y Administrativo. Gobierno de Chile. Archived from the original on 17 December 2010. Retrieved 25 July 2011.

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