Copiapó Province

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

Geography and demography
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 32538.5 sqkm and had a population of 183,973 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 4.8 PD/sqkm. It is the tenth largest province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 24.9% (31,021 persons).

Administration
As a province, Copiapó is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into three communes (comunas). The province is administered by a presidentially appointed regional delegate.

Communes

 * 1) Copiapó
 * 2) Caldera
 * 3) Tierra Amarilla