Magallanes Province

Magallanes Province
Provincia de Magallanes
Province

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Location in the Magallanes Region
Location in the Magallanes Region
Magallanes Province

Location in Chile

Coordinates: 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933Coordinates: 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W / -53.167; -70.933
Country  Chile
Region  Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
Capital Punta Arenas
Communes
Government
  Type Provincial
  Governor Gloria Gerónima Vilicic Peña (RN)
Area[1]
  Total 36,400.8 km2 (14,054.4 sq mi)
Population (2012 Census)[1]
  Total 129,199
  Density 3.5/km2 (9.2/sq mi)
  Urban 116,005
  Rural 5,670
Sex[1]
  Men 62,360
  Women 59,315
Time zone CLT [2] (UTC-4)
  Summer (DST) CLST [3] (UTC-3)
Area code(s) 56 + 61
Website Government of Magallanes

Magallanes Province (Spanish: Provincia de Magallanes) is one of four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena (XII). 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 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 36,400.8 km2 (14,054 sq mi). 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/km2 (9/sq mi). 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).[1]

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.

External links

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
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