Country Chile Communes CoyhaiqueLago Verde Area 12,942 km² | Region Aisén Time zone CLT (UTC-4) | |
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Website www.gobernacioncoihaique.gov.cl Points of interest Cerro Castillo, Piedra del Indio, Laguna verde, Plaza de Armas, PLAZA PATAGONIA Destinations Coyhaique, Queulat National Park, Balmaceda, Villa Cerro Castillo, Carretera Austral | ||
Coyhaique Province (Spanish: Provincia de Coyhaique) is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coyhaique. It is by far the most populous of provinces in the Aysén Region.
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Map of Coyhaique Province, XI Regi%C3%B3n, Chile
Administration
As a province, Coyhaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas), Coyhaique 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.
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) 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).