Antofagasta Province

Antofagasta Province
Provincia de Antofagasta
La Portada
La Portada
Official seal of Antofagasta Province


Location in the Antofagasta Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Antofagasta Province
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 24°37′S 69°32′W / 24.617°S 69.533°W / -24.617; -69.533
Country Chile
Region Antofagasta
CapitalAntofagasta
Communes
Government
 • TypeProvincial
 • Presidential Provincial DelegateNone
Area
 • Province67,813.5 km2 (26,182.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 Census)[2]
 • Province359,353
 • Rank1
 • Density5.3/km2 (14/sq mi)
 • Urban
313,244
 • Rural
5,535
Sex
 • Men165,847
 • Women152,932
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code56 + 55
WebsiteGovernment of Antofagasta

Antofagasta Province (Spanish: Provincia de Antofagasta) is one of three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). The capital is the port city of Antofagasta. Located within the Atacama Desert, it borders the El Loa and Tocopilla provinces to the north, the Pacific Ocean to the West and the Atacama Region to the south.

  1. ^ "Gobernadores". Government of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 15 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 16 February 2011.
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

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