title: Tocopilla Province
text: # Tocopilla Province
  
  Tocopilla Province (Spanish: Provincia de Tocopilla) is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla.
  
  ## Geography and demography
  
  According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16,236.0 $km^2$ (6,269 sq mi) and had a population of 28,840 inhabitants, giving it a population density of $1.9/km^2$ (5/sq mi). Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 18.4% (7,129 persons).
  
  ## Administration
  
  As a province, Tocopilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas). The province is administered by a presidentially appointed provincial delegate. Rossana Montero Morales was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.
  
  ### Communes
  
  * Tocopilla (capital)
  * María Elena
  