Última Esperanza Province
Province in Magallanes y Antártica Chilena, Chile / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Última Esperanza (Spanish: Provincia de Última Esperanza, meaning "Province of the Last Hope") is one of four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena. The capital is Puerto Natales and it is named after Última Esperanza Sound. A section of its border with Argentina in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field is under dispute.[5]
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Última Esperanza
Provincia de Última Esperanza | |
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Coordinates: 50°47′S 74°06′W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Magallanes y Antártica Chilena |
Capital | Puerto Natales |
Communes | Puerto Natales Torres del Paine |
Government | |
• Type | Provincial |
• Provincial Presidential Delegate | Ericka Farías Guerra |
Area | |
• Total | 55,443.9 km2 (21,407.0 sq mi) |
Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 18,685 |
• Rank | 2 |
• Density | 0.34/km2 (0.87/sq mi) |
• Urban | 16,978 |
• Rural | 2,877 |
Sex | |
• Men | 10611 |
• Women | 9244 |
Time zone | UTC-3 (CLST[3]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
Area code | 61 |
Website | Government of Última Esperanza |
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