Parinacota Province
Provincia de Parinacota | |
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Coordinates: 18°11′47″S 69°33′34″W / 18.19639°S 69.55944°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Arica y Parinacota |
Named for | Parinacota Volcano |
Capital | Putre |
Communes | General Lagos Putre |
Government | |
• Type | Provincial |
• Presidential Provincial Delegate | Wagner Sanhueza Guzmán |
Area | |
• Total | 8,146.9 km2 (3,145.5 sq mi) |
Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 3,156 |
• Density | 0.39/km2 (1.0/sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,235 |
• Rural | 1,921 |
Sex | |
• Men | 2,106 |
• Women | 1,050 |
Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
Area code | 56 + 58 |
Website | Government of Parinacota |
Parinacota Province (Spanish: Provincia de Parinacota) is one of two provinces of the Chilean region of Arica y Parinacota. Its capital is Putre. It is named after the Parinacota Volcano.