| Coihaique Province Provincia de Coihaique |
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| Location in the Aisén Region | |
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Coihaique Province
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| Country | Chile |
| Region | Aisén |
| Capital | Coihaique |
| Communes | Coihaique Lago Verde |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Néstor Mera Muñoz |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 12,942.5 km2 (4,997.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 51,103 |
| • Density | 3.9/km2 (10.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 44,850 |
| • Rural | 6,253 |
| Sex[2] | |
| • Men | 26,108 |
| • Women | 24,995 |
| Time zone | CLT [3] (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | CLST [4] (UTC-3) |
| Website | Government of Coihaique |
Coihaique Province (Spanish: Provincia de Coihaique) is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coihaique.
As a province, Coihaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas), Coihaique and Lago Verde, each 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]
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]
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