Aisén Province

Aisén Province Provincia de Aisén
—  Province  —
Melinka
Location in the Aisén Region
Aisén Province Location in Chile
Coordinates: 44°55′S 73°35′W / 44.917°S 73.583°W / -44.917; -73.583Coordinates: 44°55′S 73°35′W / 44.917°S 73.583°W / -44.917; -73.583
Country	Chile
Region	Aisén
Capital	Puerto Aisén
Communes	Puerto Aisén Cisnes Guaitecas
Government[1]
• Type	Provincial
• Governor	Felisa Ojeda Vargas
Area[2]
• Total	46,588.8 km2 (17,988.0 sq mi)
Population (2002 Census)[2]
• Total	23,498
• Density	0.5/km2 (1.3/sq mi)
• Urban	16,180
• Rural	13,451
Time zone	CLT [3] (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	CLST [4] (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	country 56 + area 67
Website	Government of Aisén

Aisén Province (Spanish: Provincia de Aisén) is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital is Puerto Aisén.

Demographics

The province had a 2002 population of 23,498 according to the census by the National Statistics Institute. Of these, 16,180 (68.9%) lived in urban areas and 13,451 (57.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 20.7% ( persons). The census also yielded a surface area of 46,588.8 km² (17,988 sq mi), the largest in the region and fifth largest province in the country, though it is the tenth least populated in the country.^[2]

Administration

As a province, Palena is a second-level administrative division, administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Felisa Ojeda Vargas was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera.^[1]

Communes

The province comprises three communes, each governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde: Aisén, Cisnes, and Guaitecas.

Origin of name

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The name Aisén is from the English sailor expression for the icy "end of the world". Many of the region's people are of British and German descent, although the majority of inhabitants are Chileans of mestizo Spanish origins. The province was recently developed in the early 20th century by Chilean government officials to placed thousands of transplanted settlers from the Central Valley.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c} (Spanish) "Asociacion Chilena de Municipalidades". http://www.munitel.cl. Retrieved 27 February 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} (Spanish) "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/DPA_COMPLETA.pdf. Retrieved March 2011. 
3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-29. 
4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-29. 

External links

• (Spanish) Government of Aisén

v t e Communes and municipalities in Aisén Region, Chile Aisén Province Guaitecas Aisén Cisnes Capitán Prat Province Cochrane O'Higgins Tortel Coyhaique Province Coyhaique Lago Verde General Carrera Province Chile Chico Río Ibáñez Neighbouring regions Los Lagos Magallanes