Coyhaique Province
Coyhaique Province
Provincia de Coyhaique | |
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Coyhaique Province (
Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coyhaique. It is the most populous of provinces in the Aysén Region.[2]
Administration
As a
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.[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]
Notes and references
- ^ Government of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the originalon 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute (INE). 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
Communes and municipalities in Aysén Region | ||
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| Aysén |  | |
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| Coyhaique | ||
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