Isla de Pascua Province

Coordinates: 27°08′S 109°25′W / 27.133°S 109.417°W / -27.133; -109.417
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Isla de Pascua Province
Provincia de Isla de Pascua
Capital
Hanga Roa
Communes
List of 1:
Government
 • Type
UTC-5 (EASST[4])
Area codes+56-32[5]
WebsitePresidential Provincial Delegation of Isla de Pascua

Isla de Pascua Province (Easter Island Province) is a Chilean province, an administrative division located within the Valparaíso Region. It has a 163.6 km² area and a population of 5761 inhabitants. The provincial capital is Hanga Roa. Besides Easter Island, the province comprises the small and uninhabited Isla Salas y Gómez, located hundreds of kilometers east of Easter Island. It is the only Chilean province located in Oceania and has a "special regime" status, with similar attributions to regional governments. It was created in 1976, replacing the former Isla de Pascua Department.

Communes

The province includes only one commune: Isla de Pascua.

Authorities

Province governor (1976–2021)

Governor Party Term President
Arnt Arentsen Pettersen Ind. 1 January 1976 – 16 February 1979 Augusto Pinochet
Ariel González Cornejo 16 February 1979 – 27 January 1984
Sergio Alejo Rapu Haoa 27 January 1984 – 11 March 1990
Jacobo Hey Paoa Ind. 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994 Patricio Aylwin
11 March 1994 – 11 March 2000 Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle
PDC 11 March 2000 – 1 September 2000 Ricardo Lagos
Enrique Pakarati Ika 1 September 2000 – 11 March 2006
Melania Hotu Hey 11 March 2006 – 11 March 2010 Michelle Bachelet
Pedro Edmunds Paoa 17 March 2010 – 9 August 2010 Sebastián Piñera
Carmen Cardinali Paoa Ind. 6 September 2010 – 11 March 2014
Marta Hotus Tuki PDC 11 March 2014 – 8 September 2015 Michelle Bachelet
Melania Hotu Hey 9 September 2015 – 11 March 2018
Laura Tarita Alarcón Rapu
Ind. 11 March 2018 – 22 March 2021 Sebastián Piñera
René de la Puente Hey 29 April 2021 – 14 July 2021

Presidential provincial delegate (2021–present)

Delegate Party Term President
René de la Puente Hey Ind. 14 July 2021 – 11 March 2022 Sebastián Piñera
Juliette Hotus Paoa Ind. 11 March 2022 – present Gabriel Boric

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2002". National Statistics Institute. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Censo 2017". National Statistics Institute (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  5. ^ "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | Ley Chile".

27°08′S 109°25′W / 27.133°S 109.417°W / -27.133; -109.417