Coyhaique Province Provincia de Coyhaique | |
|---|---|
 Seal  Location in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region   Coyhaique Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates:45°00′S72°00′W / 45.000°S 72.000°W /-45.000; -72.000 | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Aisén |
| Capital | Coyhaique |
| Communes | Coyhaique Lago Verde |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Néstor Mera Muñoz |
| Area | |
• Total | 12,942.5 km2 (4,997.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 54,575 |
| • Density | 4.2167/km2 (10.921/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 44,850 |
| • Rural | 6,253 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 26,108 |
| • Women | 24,995 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Website | www |
Coyhaique Province (Spanish:Provincia de Coyhaique) is one of fourprovinces of the southernChileanregion ofAisen (XI). Its capital city isCoyhaique. It is the most populous of provinces in the Aysén Region.[2]
As aprovince, Coyhaique is a second-leveladministrative division of Chile, which is further sub-divided into twocommunes (comunas),Coyhaique andLago Verde, each of which is governed by a municipality headed by analcalde. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor.Néstor Mera Muñoz was appointed bypresidentSebastián Piñera.[1]
According to the 2002 census by theNational 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]
