| Choapa | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 175px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Coquimbo Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 175 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -31.6667°N -71°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Illapel |
| Parts Type: | Communes |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Parts: | List of 4: |
| P1: | Illapel |
| P3: | Los Vilos |
| P4: | Canela |
| Government Type: | Provincial |
| Leader Party: | Unir |
| Leader Title: | Presidential Provincial Delegate |
| Leader Name: | Nataly Carvajal Carvajal |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 10131.6 |
| Population Total: | 82857 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 49,118 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 32,563 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 41,578 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 40,103 |
| Timezone: | CLT[2] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[3] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 53 |
| Website: | Government of Choapa |
Choapa Province is one of the provinces making up the Coquimbo Region of Chile. It has an area of 10,079.8 km² and a population of 81,681. The capital of the province is the town of Illapel.
The current presidential provincial delegate is Nataly Carvajal.
The province is divided into four communes (comunas) administered by four municipalities:
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 10131.6sqkm[1] and had a population of 81,681 inhabitants (41,578 men and 40,103 women), giving it a population density of 8.1PD/sqkm. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 4.6% (3,603 persons).[1]
The Choapa Valley is located 400 km (250 mi) north of Santiago, in the southern part of the Region of Coquimbo, and is named after the province of “Choapa”.
This area is within the narrowest part of Chile, where the Andes meet the Coastal range. The small valley consists of two sectors, Illapel and Salamanca. There are no wineries in any of these sectors, but vines planted on the rocky, foothill soils produce small quantities of high quality Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon grapes with high acidity and low pH, which is increasing the interest for the area among many wine producers.[4] Only one brand of wine, De Martino Syrah, currently holds the D.O. of “Choapa Valley”.