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Magallanes Province

FieldValue
nameMagallanes Province
native_nameProvincia de Magallanes
native_name_langes
settlement_typeProvince
image_skylineMorro Chico.JPG
image_captionMorro Chico, Laguna Blanca
image_sealLogo de la Gobernación Provincial de Magallanes.svg
image_mapProvincia de Magallanes.svg
mapsize175px
map_altLocation in the Magallanes Region
map_captionLocation in the Magallanes Region
pushpin_mapsize175
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
parts_typeCommunes
parts_stylecoll
partsList of 4:
p1Punta Arenas
p2Río Verde
p3Laguna Blanca
p4San Gregorio
seat_typeCapital
seatPunta Arenas
named_forFerdinand Magellan
government_typeProvincial
leader_partyRN
leader_titleGovernor
leader_nameNicolás Cogler Galindo
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km236400.8
population_footnotes
population_total129199
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank1116,005
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank25,670
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info162,360
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info259,315
timezoneCLST
utc_offset-3
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code56 + 61
website[Government of Magallanes](http://www.gobernacionMagallanes.gov.cl/)

Magallanes Province () is one of four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena. The provincial capital is the city of Punta Arenas.

Geography and demography

Its eastern portion is located along the northern shore of the Strait of Magellan while the western portion straddles the strait on either side of the strait's northwesterly stretch toward the Pacific Ocean. It is bordered by the Última Esperanza Province to the north and Tierra del Fuego to the south.

This is the main terrestrial and aerial entry point to the southernmost region in Chile. Either coming from Argentina, via Río Gallegos by car, or by plane, arriving at the Carlos Ibáñez Del Campo International Airport. On this province there are several touristic places, such as Port Famine, Fuerte Bulnes, two penguin colonies and the first marine park in the country.

According to National Statistics Institute's 2002 census, it has an area of 36400.8 sqkm. It is the ninth largest province in the country. It then had a population of 121,675 inhabitants (62,360 men and 59,315 women), giving it a population density of 3.3 PD/sqkm. Of these, 116,005 (95.3%) lived in urban areas and 5,670 (4.7%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 4.4% (5,164 persons).

Administration

As a province, Magallanes is a second-level administrative division of Chile, headed by a governor who is appointed by the president. It consists of four communes (Spanish: comunas): Punta Arenas, Río Verde, Laguna Blanca and San Gregorio.

References

References

  1. (2007). "Territorial division of Chile". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
  2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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