Copiapó Province () is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the city of Copiapó.
Geography
The Copiapó province has an area of , the largest province in the Atacama region.
Copiapó is bordered on the north by the Chañaral province, on the northeast by Argentina, on the east by the Tierra Amarilla commune, on the south by the Huasco province and on the west by the Pacific Ocean and the Caldera commune.
The main river of the province is the Copiapó river that is long. In the valley of the Copiapó river, fruits, including grapes, are grown.
Population
(last national census), there were 155,713 people living in the province, giving it a population density of inhabitants/km².
The largest city of the province is Copiapó, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 129,091 inhabitants.
Administration
As a province, Copiapó is a second-level administrative division, consisting of three communes (comunas). The city of Copiapó serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.