Chañaral Province
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.
Chañaral Province Provincia de Chañaral | |
|---|---|
 Seal  Location in the Atacama Region   Chañaral Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 26°17′S 69°52′W | |
| Country |  |
| Region |  |
| Capital | Chañaral |
| Communes | Chañaral Diego de Almagro |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Ignacio Urcullú Clement-Lund (EVOP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24,436.2 km2 (9,434.9 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 28,874 |
| • Density | 1.2/km2 (3.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30,854 |
| • Rural | 1,278 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 16,999 |
| • Women | 15,133 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT [3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST [4]) |
| Area code(s) | 56 + 52 |
| Website | Government 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] Ignacio Urcullú Clement-Lund was appointed by Piñera during his second term.
References
- "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". Government of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
