| Tocopilla Province | |
| Native Name: | Provincia de Tocopilla |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 175px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Antofagasta Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 175 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -21.9167°N -117°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Parts Type: | Communes |
| Parts: | Tocopilla María Elena |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Tocopilla |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Provincial |
| Leader Party: | Independent |
| Leader Title: | Presidential Provincial Delegate |
| Leader Name: | Rossana Montero Morales |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 16236.0 |
| Population Total: | 28840 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 30,764 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 752 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 16,348 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 15,168 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 55 |
| Website: | Delegation of Tocopilla |
Tocopilla Province (Spanish; Castilian: Provincia de Tocopilla) is one of the three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). Its capital is the city of Tocopilla.
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16236sqkm[2] and had a population of 28,840 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 1.9PD/sqkm. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 18.4% (7,129 persons).[2]
As a province, Tocopilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas). The province is administered by a presidentially appointed provincial delegate. Rossana Montero Morales was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.[1]