Isla de Pascua Province
Isla de Pascua Province
Provincia de Isla de Pascua | |
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 Seal | |
 Location in the Valparaíso Region | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Creation | 1976 |
| Capital | Hanga Roa |
| Communes | List of 1: |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Presidential provincial delegate | Juliette Hotus Paoa (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 163.6 km2 (63.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2017 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 7,750 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Sex | |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (EAST[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (EASST[4]) |
| Area codes | +56-32[5] |
| Website | Presidential 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
[edit]The province includes only one commune: Isla de Pascua.
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Aerial view of Easter Island -
Isla Salas y Gómez is uninhabited
Authorities
[edit]Province governor (1976–2021)
[edit]| 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)
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2002". National Statistics Institute. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Censo 2017". National Statistics Institute (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional | Ley Chile".
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