Choapa Province

Choapa Province (Provincia de Choapa) is one of three provinces of the Chilean region of Coquimbo Region (IV). Its capital is the city of Illapel

Geography
The Choapa province has an area of 10131.6 km2, the smallest province in the Coquimbo region.

Choapa is bordered on the north by the Limarí province, on the east by Argentina, on the south by the Valparaíso region and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.

Population
(last national census), there were 81,681 people living in the province, giving it a population density of inhabitants/km².

The largest city of the province is Illapel, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 30,355 inhabitants.

Administration
As a province, Limarí is a second-level administrative division, consisting of four communes (comunas). The city of Illapel serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.



Other websites

 * Territorial division of Chile
 * Gobierno Regional de Coquimbo Official website
 * Province of Choapa website