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Encyclopedia Britannica



COQUIMBO

This article appears in Volume V07, Page 131 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: COM-COR
COQUIMBO , an important city and port of the province and department of Coquimbo, Chile, in 290 57' 4" S., 71021' 12" W. Pop. (1895) 7322. The railway connexions are with Ovalle to the S., and
Vicuna
  (or Elqui) to the E., but the proposed extension northward of Chile's longitudinal
system
  would bring Coquimbo into direct communication with Santiago. The city has a good well-sheltered harbour, reputed the best in northern Chile, and is the port of La Serena, the provincial
capital
 , 9 M. distant, with which it is connected by rail. There are large copper-smelting establishments in the city, which exports a very large amount of copper, some gold and silver, and cattle and hay to the more northern provinces.
The province of Coquimbo, which lies between those of
Aconcagua
  and Atacama and extends from the Pacific inland to the Argentine frontier, has an area of 13,461 sq. m. (official estimate) and a
population
  (1895) of 160,898. It is less arid than the province of Atacama, the surface near the
coast
  being broken by well-watered river valleys, which produce alfalfa, and pasture cattle for export. Near the mountains grapes are grown, from which wine of a good quality i's made. The
mineral
  resources include extensive deposits of copper, and some less important mines of gold and silver. The climate is dry and healthy, and there are occasional rains. Several rivers, the largest of which is the Coquimbo (or Elqui) with a length of 125 in.,
cross
  the province from the mountains. The
capital
  is La Serena, and the
principal
  cities are Coquimbo, Ovalle (pop. 5565), and Illapel (3170).


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