Elqui Province

Elqui Province (Provincia de Elqui) is a province in the Chilean region of Coquimbo (IV). The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo.

Geography and demography
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16895.1 sqkm and had a population of 442,999 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 21.6 PD/sqkm. It is the ninth most populated province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 28.3% (80,613 persons).

Municipalities in the province of Elqui

 * Andacollo
 * Coquimbo
 * La Higuera
 * La Serena
 * Paihuano
 * Vicuña