Elqui ProvinceElqui Province is a province in the Chilean region of Coquimbo. The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo.WWW Official SiteGeography and demographyAccording to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of and had a population of 442,999 inhabitants, giving it a population density of. It is the ninth most populated province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 28.3%.Municipalities in the province of Elqui Andacollo Coquimbo La Higuera La Serena Paihuano Vicuña