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Capitán Prat Province

FieldValue
nameCapitán Prat Province
native_nameProvincia de Capitán Prat
native_name_langes
settlement_typeProvince
image_sealLogo de la DPP Capitán Prat.svg
image_mapProvincia Capitán Prat.svg
mapsize175px
map_altLocation in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region
map_captionLocation in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_mapsize175
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Aysén
parts_typeCommunes
partsCochrane
O'Higgins
Tortel
named_forArturo Prat
seat_typeCapital
seatCochrane
government_typeProvincial
leader_partyUDI
leader_titleGovernor
leader_nameLuis Báez Chavarría
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km237043.6
population_footnotes
population_total4003
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank12,217
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank21,620
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info12,154
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info21,683
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code56 + 67
website[Government of Capitán Prat](http://www.gobernacioncapitanprat.gov.cl/)

O'Higgins Tortel

Capitán Prat Province () is one of four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Aysén (XI). Its capital is Cochrane. The province is named after the naval hero Arturo Prat.

Geography and demography

It is Chile's eighth largest and fourth least populated province as well as the most sparsely populated province in continental Chile. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 37043.6 sqkm and had a population of 3,837 inhabitants (2,154 men and 1,683 women), giving it a population density of 0.10 per km2 (0.3 per m2). At that time, 2,217 (57.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,620 (42.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 1.5% (56 persons). It is within the Chile Summer Time Zone (GMT+3)

Administration

As a province, Capitán Prat is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Cochrane, O'Higgins and Tortel.

References

References

  1. (2007). "Territorial division of Chile". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
  2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. "Time Zone & Clock Changes in Cochrane, Chile".
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