Back إقليم كوكيمبو Arabic Кокимбо (өлкә) Bashkir Región de Coquimbo BAR Кокимбо (регион) Bulgarian Rannvro Coquimbo Breton Coquimbo Catalan Coquimbo (rehiyon) CEB Coquimbo (region) Czech Coquimbo (region) Danish Región de Coquimbo German
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Coquimbo Region
Región de Coquimbo | |
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.png) Montage of Coquimbo Region | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map of Coquimbo Región - Chile | |
| Coordinates: 29°54′28″S 70°15′15″W / 29.90778°S 70.25417°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Capital | La Serena |
| Provinces | Elqui, Limarí, Choapa |
| Government | |
| • Intendant | Lucía Pinto (UDI) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40,579.9 km2 (15,668.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 7 |
| Highest elevation | 6,216 m (20,394 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2013 census)[1] | |
| • Total | 742,178 |
| • Rank | 8 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Total | $11.237 billion (2014) |
| • Per capita | $14,800 (2014) |
| ISO 3166 code | CL-CO |
| HDI (2019) | 0.830[3] very high |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
The Coquimbo Region (Spanish: Región de Coquimbo, pronounced [koˈkimbo]) is one of Chile's 16 regions (first order administrative divisions). It is bordered by Atacama to the north, Valparaíso to the south, Argentina to the east, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is approximately 400 kilometres (250 mi) north of the national capital, Santiago.
The capital and largest city is La Serena. Other important cities include the seaport Coquimbo and the agricultural centre Ovalle.
- ^ a b "Coquimbo Region". Government of Chile Foreign Investment Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita, OECD.Stats.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 26 October 2021.