Antofagasta Province
Antofagasta Province
Provincia de Antofagasta | |
|---|---|
La Portada | |
| Coordinates: 24°37′S 69°32′W / 24.617°S 69.533°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Antofagasta |
| Capital | Antofagasta |
| Communes | List of 4: |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | None |
| Area | |
| 67,813.5 km2 (26,182.9 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
| 359,353 | |
| • Rank | 1 |
| • Density | 5.3/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 313,244 |
| • Rural | 5,535 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 165,847 |
| • Women | 152,932 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 55 |
| Website | Government 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.