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Province in Valparaíso, Chile
Isla de Pascua Province Provincia de Isla de Pascua
Province
Official seal of Isla de Pascua ProvinceSeal
Location in the Valparaíso RegionLocation in the Valparaíso Region
CountryChile
RegionValparaíso
Creation1976
CapitalHanga Roa
Communes List of 1:
Government
 • TypeProvincial
 • Presidential provincial delegateJuliette Hotus Paoa (Ind.)
Area
 • Total163.6 km (63.2 sq mi)
Population
 • Total7,750
 • Density47/km (120/sq mi)
Sex
Time zoneUTC-6 (EAST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (EASST)
Area codes+56-32
WebsitePresidential Provincial Delegation of Isla de Pascua

Isla de Pascua Province (Easter Island Province) is a Chilean province, an administrative division located within the Valparaíso Region. It has a 163.6 km² area and a population of 5761 inhabitants. The provincial capital is Hanga Roa. Besides Easter Island, the province comprises the small and uninhabited Isla Salas y Gómez, located hundreds of kilometers east of Easter Island. It is the only Chilean province located in Oceania and has a "special regime" status, with similar attributions to regional governments. It was created in 1976, replacing the former Isla de Pascua Department.

Communes

The province includes only one commune: Isla de Pascua.

Authorities

Province governor (1976–2021)

Governor Party Term President
Arnt Arentsen Pettersen Ind. 1 January 1976 – 16 February 1979 Augusto Pinochet
Ariel González Cornejo 16 February 1979 – 27 January 1984
Sergio Alejo Rapu Haoa 27 January 1984 – 11 March 1990
Jacobo Hey Paoa Ind. 11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994 Patricio Aylwin
11 March 1994 – 11 March 2000 Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle
PDC 11 March 2000 – 1 September 2000 Ricardo Lagos
Enrique Pakarati Ika 1 September 2000 – 11 March 2006
Melania Hotu Hey 11 March 2006 – 11 March 2010 Michelle Bachelet
Pedro Edmunds Paoa 17 March 2010 – 9 August 2010 Sebastián Piñera
Carmen Cardinali Paoa Ind. 6 September 2010 – 11 March 2014
Marta Hotus Tuki PDC 11 March 2014 – 8 September 2015 Michelle Bachelet
Melania Hotu Hey 9 September 2015 – 11 March 2018
Laura Tarita Alarcón Rapu Ind. 11 March 2018 – 22 March 2021 Sebastián Piñera
René de la Puente Hey 29 April 2021 – 14 July 2021

Presidential provincial delegate (2021–present)

Delegate Party Term President
René de la Puente Hey Ind. 14 July 2021 – 11 March 2022 Sebastián Piñera
Juliette Hotus Paoa Ind. 11 March 2022 – present Gabriel Boric

See also

References

  1. ^ "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2002". National Statistics Institute. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  2. "Censo 2017". National Statistics Institute (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  5. "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | Ley Chile".
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