Huasco Province

Huasco Province ) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the city of Vallenar.
Geography.
The Huasco province has an area of , the smallest province in the Atacama region.
Huasco is bordered on the north by the Copiapó province, on the east by Argentina, on the south by the Coquimbo region and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
The main river of the province is the Huasco river that is long. In the valley of the river, fruits, including grapes, are grown.
Population.
 (last national census), there were 6,649 people living in the province, giving it a population density of inhabitants/km².
The largest city of the province is Vallenar, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 48,040 inhabitants in the commune.
Administration.
As a province, Huasco is a second-level administrative division, consisting of four communes ("comunas"). The city of Vallenar serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.