El Loa
El Loa Province
Provincia El Loa | |
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Miscanti Lake | |
Location in the Antofagasta Region | |
| Coordinates: 22°50′S 68°07′W / 22.833°S 68.117°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Antofagasta |
| Capital | Calama |
| Communes | Calama Ollagüe San Pedro de Atacama |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | Miguel Ballesteros Candia (Democratic Revolution) |
| Area | |
• Total | 41,999.6 km2 (16,216.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 142,686 |
| • Density | 3.4/km2 (8.8/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 138,538 |
| • Rural | 5,151 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 73,970 |
| • Women | 69,719 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 55 |
| Website | www |
El Loa Province (Spanish: Provincia El Loa) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). It is named after the longest of rivers in Chile, the Loa River. The provincial capital is Calama.