Isla de Pascua Province

Isla de Pascua Province (Easter Island Province) is a Chilean province, an administrative division located within the Valparaíso Region. It has a 163.6 km² area and a population of 5761 inhabitants. The provincial capital is Hanga Roa. Besides Easter Island, the province comprises the small and uninhabited Isla Salas y Gómez, located hundreds of kilometers east of Easter Island. It is the only Chilean province located in Oceania and has a "special regime" status, with similar attributions to regional governments. It was created in 1976, replacing the former Isla de Pascua Department.

Isla de Pascua Province Provincia de Isla de Pascua
Province
Seal
Location in the Valparaíso Region
Country	Chile
Region	Valparaíso
Creation	1976
Capital	Hanga Roa
Communes	List of 1: Isla de Pascua
Government
• Type	Provincial
• Presidential provincial delegate	Juliette Hotus Paoa (Ind.)
Area [1]
• Total	163.6 km2 (63.2 sq mi)
Population  (2017 Census)[2]
• Total	7,750
• Density	47/km2 (120/sq mi)
Sex [1]
Time zone	UTC-6 (EAST[3])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (EASST[4])
Area codes	+56-32[5]
Website	Presidential Provincial Delegation of Isla de Pascua

Communes

The province includes only one commune: Isla de Pascua.

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  Aerial view of Easter Island
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  Isla Salas y Gómez is uninhabited

Authorities

Province governor (1976–2021)

Governor	Party		Term	President
Arnt Arentsen Pettersen		Ind.	1 January 1976 – 16 February 1979		Augusto Pinochet
Ariel González Cornejo			16 February 1979 – 27 January 1984
Sergio Alejo Rapu Haoa			27 January 1984 – 11 March 1990
Jacobo Hey Paoa		Ind.	11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994		Patricio Aylwin
			11 March 1994 – 11 March 2000		Eduardo Frei Ruíz-Tagle
		PDC	11 March 2000 – 1 September 2000		Ricardo Lagos
Enrique Pakarati Ika			1 September 2000 – 11 March 2006
Melania Hotu Hey			11 March 2006 – 11 March 2010		Michelle Bachelet
Pedro Edmunds Paoa			17 March 2010 – 9 August 2010		Sebastián Piñera
Carmen Cardinali Paoa		Ind.	6 September 2010 – 11 March 2014
Marta Hotus Tuki		PDC	11 March 2014 – 8 September 2015		Michelle Bachelet
Melania Hotu Hey			9 September 2015 – 11 March 2018
Laura Tarita Alarcón Rapu		Ind.	11 March 2018 – 22 March 2021		Sebastián Piñera
René de la Puente Hey			29 April 2021 – 14 July 2021

Presidential provincial delegate (2021–present)

Delegate	Party		Term	President
René de la Puente Hey		Ind.	14 July 2021 – 11 March 2022		Sebastián Piñera
Juliette Hotus Paoa		Ind.	11 March 2022 – present		Gabriel Boric

See also

• Isla de Pascua Department