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Coihaique Province
Provincia de Coihaique— Province — Location in the Aisén Region
Location in Chile
Coihaique ProvinceCoordinates: 45°00′S 72°00′W / 45°S 72°WCoordinates: 45°00′S 72°00′W / 45°S 72°W Country Chile Region Aisén Capital Coihaique Communes Coihaique
Lago VerdeGovernment[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
- ^ a b (Spanish) "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". Government of Chile. http://www.subdere.gov.cl/1510/w3-article-67516.html. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
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