Magallanes Province
Provincia de Magallanes | |
|---|---|
 Morro Chico, Laguna Blanca | |
 Seal | |
 Location in the Magallanes Region | |
  Magallanes Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 53°10′S 70°56′W / 53.167°S 70.933°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Magallanes y Antártica Chilena |
| Named for | Ferdinand Magellan |
| Capital | Punta Arenas |
| Communes | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Nicolás Cogler Galindo (RN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36,400.8 km2 (14,054.4 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 129,199 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 116,005 |
| • Rural | 5,670 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 62,360 |
| • Women | 59,315 |
| Time zone | UTC-3 (CLST[2]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[3]) |
| Area code | 56 + 61 |
| Website | Government of Magallanes |
Magallanes Province (Spanish: Provincia de Magallanes) is one of four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena. The provincial capital is the city of Punta Arenas.
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- ^ "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.