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Huasco Province

Coordinates: 28°32′S 70°22′W / 28.533°S 70.367°W / -28.533; -70.367
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Huasco Province
Provincia de Huasco
Official seal of Huasco Province


Location in the Atacama Region
Huasco Province is located in Chile
Huasco Province
Huasco Province
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 28°32′S 70°22′W / 28.533°S 70.367°W / -28.533; -70.367
Country Chile
RegionAtacama
CapitalVallenar
ComunasAlto del Carmen, Freirina, Huasco, Vallenar
Government
 • TypeProvincial
 • GovernorAlexandra Núñez Sorich
Area
 • Total18,201.5 km2 (7,027.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2002 Census)[2]
 • Total66,491
 • Density3.7/km2 (9.5/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 51
WebsiteOfficial website

Huasco Province Spanish: Provincia de Huasco) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the city of Vallenar.

Geography

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The Huasco province has an area of 18,201.5 km2 (7,027.6 sq mi), the smallest province in the Atacama region.[2]

Huasco is bordered on the north by the Copiapó province, on the east by Argentina, on the south by the Coquimbo region and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.

The main river of the province is the Huasco river that is 88 km (54.7 mi) long.[3] In the valley of the river, fruits, including grapes, are grown.

Population

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As of 2002 (last national census), there were 6,649 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 3.7 inhabitants/km².[2]

The largest city of the province is Vallenar, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 48,040 inhabitants in the commune.

Administration

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As a province, Huasco is a second-level administrative division, consisting of four communes (comunas). The city of Vallenar serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.

The Huasco province, in the bottom
Huasco province
Code Comuna Capital Area[2]
(km²)
Population[2]
(2002)
03301 9 Vallenar Vallenar 7,083.7 48,040
03302 6 Alto del Carmen Alto del Carmen 5,938.7 4,840
03303 7 Freirina Freirina 3,577.7 5,666
03202 8 Huasco Huasco 1,601.4 7,945
Total of the Huasco province 18,201.5 66,491

References

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  1. "Conozca a la Gobernadora". Gobernación - Provincia de Huasco (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 August 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Región de Atacama" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 18 August 2016.
  3. "Cuenca del río Huasco" (PDF). Dirección General de Aguas. December 2004. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 20 August 2016.

Other websites

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