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Chañaral Province
Provincia de Chañaral— Province — Location in the Atacama Region
Location in Chile
Chañaral ProvinceCoordinates: 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 AlmagroGovernment[1] – Type Provincial – Governor Tomás Villavicencio Pizarro Area[2] – Total 24,436.2 km2 (9,434.9 sq mi) Population (2002 Census)[2] – Total 32,132 – Density 1.3/km2 (3.4/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 2002 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 32,132 inhabitants (16,999 men and 15,133 women), 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
- ^ a b (Spanish) "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". Government of Chile. http://www.subdere.gov.cl/1510/w3-article-67516.html. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e (Spanish) "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). National Statistics Institute. 2007. http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/dpa_completa.pdf. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
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