General Carrera Province Provincia de General Carrera |
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Province | ||
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Location in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region |
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Location in Chile | ||
Coordinates: 46°20′S 72°40′W / 46.333°S 72.667°WCoordinates: 46°20′S 72°40′W / 46.333°S 72.667°W | ||
Country | Chile | |
Region | Aisén | |
Capital | Chile Chico | |
Communes |
Río Ibáñez Chile Chico |
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Government | ||
• Type | Provincial | |
• Governor | Pedro Durán | |
Area | ||
• Total | 11,919.5 km2 (4,602.1 sq mi) | |
Population (2012 Census) | ||
• Total | 6,835 | |
• Density | 0.57/km2 (1.5/sq mi) | |
• Urban | 3,042 | |
• Rural | 3,879 | |
Sex | ||
• Men | 3,735 | |
• Women | 3,186 | |
Time zone | CLT (UTC-4) | |
• Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC-3) | |
Area code(s) | 56 + 67 | |
Website | Government of General Carrera |
General Carrera Province (Spanish: Provincia de General Carrera) is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Chile Chico.
As a province, General Carrera is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial governor appointed by the president. The province comprises two communes, Río Ibáñez and Chile Chico; each is governed by a municipality, headed by an alcalde.
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 11,919.5 km2 (4,602 sq mi) and had a population of 6,921 inhabitants (3,735 men and 3,186 women), giving it a population density of 0.6/km2 (2/sq mi). It is the sixth least populated province in the country. Of these, 3,042 (44%) lived in urban areas and 3,879 (56%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 6% (392 persons).