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Coyhaique Province

Province in Aysén, Chile

Province in Aysén, Chile

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nameCoyhaique Province
native_nameProvincia de Coyhaique
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settlement_typeProvince
image_sealLogo de la Gobernación Provincial de Coihaique.svg
image_mapProvincia de Coyhaique.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_map_narrowyes
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Aisén
seat_typeCapital
seatCoyhaique
parts_typeCommunes
partsCoyhaique
Lago Verde
government_typeProvincial
government_footnotes
leader_titleGovernor
leader_nameNéstor Mera Muñoz
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km212942.5
population_footnotes
population_total54575
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank144,850
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank26,253
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info126,108
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info224,995
timezoneCLT
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website

Lago Verde

Coyhaique Province () is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coyhaique. It is the most populous of provinces in the Aysén Region.

Administration

As a province, Coyhaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further sub-divided into two communes (comunas), Coyhaique and Lago Verde, each of which is 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.

Geography and demography

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 12942.5 sqkm and had a population of 51,103 inhabitants (26,108 men and 24,995 women), giving it a population density of 3.9 PD/sqkm. 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).

References

  1. "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". [[Government of Chile]].
  2. (2007). "Territorial division of Chile". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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