El Loa

Province in Antofagasta, Chile

El Loa Province

Provincia El Loa

Province

Miscanti Lake

Seal

Location in the Antofagasta Region

El Loa Province

Location in Chile

Coordinates: 22°50′S 68°07′W﻿ / ﻿22.833°S 68.117°W﻿ / -22.833; -68.117
Country|  Chile
Region|  Antofagasta
Capital| Calama
Communes| Calama
Ollagüe
San Pedro de Atacama
Government

• Type| Provincial
• Presidential Provincial Delegate| Miguel Ballesteros Candia (Democratic Revolution)
Area

[1]

• Total| 41,999.6 km2 (16,216.1 sq mi)
Population

(2012 Census)[1]

• Total| 142,686
• Density| 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi)
• Urban

| 138,538
• Rural

| 5,151
Sex

[1]

• Men| 73,970
• Women| 69,719
Time zone| UTC-4 (CLT[2])
• Summer (DST)| UTC-3 (CLST[3])
Area code| 56 + 55
Website| www.gobernacionloa.gov.cl

El Loa Province (Spanish: Provincia El Loa) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). It is named after the longest of rivers in Chile, the Loa River. The provincial capital is Calama.

## Geography and demography[edit]

According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 41,999.6 km2 (16,216 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 142,686 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 3.4/km2 (9/sq mi). It is the sixth largest province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 14.9% (18,610 persons).[1]

## Communes[edit]

* Calama (capital)
* Ollagüe
* San Pedro de Atacama

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e "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.

## External links[edit]

* Delegation of El Loa (in Spanish)

Church in Machuca, El Loa Province

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Provinces of Chile

* Aysén
* Antártica Chilena
* Antofagasta
* Arauco
* Arica
* Bío Bío
* Cachapoal
* Capitán Prat
* Cardenal Caro
* Cauquenes
* Cautín
* Chacabuco
* Chañaral
* Chiloé
* Choapa
* Coyhaique
* Colchagua
* Concepción
* Copiapó
* Cordillera
* Curicó
* Diguillín
* El Loa
* El Ranco
* Elqui
* General Carrera
* Huasco
* Iquique
* Itata
* Isla de Pascua
* Limarí
* Linares
* Llanquihue
* Los Andes
* Magallanes
* Maipo
* Malleco
* Marga Marga
* Melipilla
* Osorno
* Palena
* Parinacota
* Petorca
* Punilla
* Quillota
* San Antonio
* San Felipe de Aconcagua
* Santiago
* Talagante
* Talca
* Tamarugal
* Tierra del Fuego
* Tocopilla
* Última Esperanza
* Valdivia
* Valparaíso

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< Communes and municipalities in Antofagasta Region >

Antofagasta|

* Antofagasta
* Mejillones
* Sierra Gorda
* Taltal

El Loa|

* Calama
* Ollagüe
* San Pedro de Atacama

Tocopilla|

* María Elena
* Tocopilla

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* VIAF

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