Antártica Chilena Province
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Antártica Chilena Province Provincia de la Antártica Chilena |
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 Location in the Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region |
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| Coordinates: 55°43′S 67°22′W / 55.717°S 67.367°WCoordinates: 55°43′S 67°22′W / 55.717°S 67.367°W | ||
| Country |
 Chile
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| Region |
 Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
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| Capital | Puerto Williams | |
| Communes | Cabo de Hornos, Antártica | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Provincial | |
| • Governor | Patricio Oyarzo Gáez | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1,265,853.7 km2 (488,748.8 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012 Census) | ||
| • Total | 1,792 | |
| • Density | 0.0014/km2 (0.0037/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 1,952 | |
| • Rural | 440 | |
| Sex | ||
| • Men | 1,518 | |
| • Women | 874 | |
| Time zone | CLT (UTC-4) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC-3) | |
| Area code(s) | 56 + 61 | |
| Website | [1] | |
Antártica Chilena Province (Spanish: Provincia de la Antártica Chilena) is the southernmost and one of four provinces in Chile's southernmost region, Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region (XII). The capital is Puerto Williams. The province comprises the extreme southern part of Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego (south of the Cordillera Darwin), the islands south and west of Isla Grande, and Chile's claims in Antarctica. The province is administratively divided into two communes (comunas): Cabo de Hornos, located at the southern tip of South America, and Antártica, a wedge-shaped claim of Antarctica, which is not internationally recognized. Its total area of 1,265,853.7 km2 (488,749 sq mi) makes it almost twice as large as all other provinces of Chile combined.
The Municipality of Cabo de Hornos governs both Antártica and Cabo de Hornos from Cabo de Hornos, making it the only Chilean municipality to currently administer more than one commune.
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), it had a population of 2,392 inhabitants (1,518 men and 874 women), giving it a population density of 0.0019/km2 (0/sq mi). Of these, 1,952 (81.6%) lived in urban areas and 440 (18.4%) in rural areas. The province is largest in Chile, yet it is also the least populated and most sparsely populated province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 23% (447 persons).
The Commune of Cabo de Hornos is recognized as part of Chile; however, the Commune of Antártica, which encompasses most of the area of the province, is disputed, as it forms the Chilean claim to Antarctica, stretching south of the 60th parallel to the South Pole.
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