Coihaique Province

Coihaique Province
Coihaique Province
Provincia de Coihaique
—  Province  —
Location in the Aisén Region
Location in the Aisén Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Coihaique Province
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 45°00′S 72°00′W / 45°S 72°W / -45; -72Coordinates: 45°00′S 72°00′W / 45°S 72°W / -45; -72
Country Chile
Region Aisén
Capital Coihaique
Communes Coihaique
Lago Verde
Government[1]
 - Type Provincial
 - Governor Néstor Mera Muñoz
Area[2]
 - Total 12,942.5 km2 (4,997.1 sq mi)
Population (2002 Census)[2]
 - Total 51,103
 - Density 3.9/km2 (10.2/sq mi)
 - Urban 44,850
 - Rural 6,253
Sex[2]
 - Men 26,108
 - Women 24,995
Time zone CLT [3] (UTC-4)
 - Summer (DST) CLST [4] (UTC-3)
Website Government of Coihaique

Coihaique Province (Spanish: Provincia de Coihaique) is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coihaique.

Administration

As a province, Coihaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas), Coihaique and Lago Verde, each governed by a municipality headed by an alcalde. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Néstor Mera Muñoz was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera. [1]

Geography and demography

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 12,942.5 km2 (4,997 sq mi)[2] and had a population of 51,103 inhabitants (26,108 men and 24,995 women), giving it a population density of 3.9 /km2 (10 /sq mi). Of these, 44,850 (87.8%) lived in urban areas and 6,253 (12.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 14.9% (6,638 persons).[2]

References

  1. ^ a b (Spanish) "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". Government of Chile. http://www.subdere.gov.cl/1510/w3-article-67516.html. Retrieved 18 March 2011. 
  2. ^ a b c d e (Spanish) "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). National Statistics Institute. 2007. http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/dpa_completa.pdf. Retrieved 18 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 

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