Copiapó Province

Copiapó Province (Spanish: Provincia de Copiapó) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III).

According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 32,538.5 km2 (12,563 sq mi)[2] and had a population of 183,973 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 4.8/km2 (12/sq mi).

It is the tenth largest province in the country.

[2] 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.