Tierra del Fuego Province (Chile)
| Provincia de Tierra del Fuego | |
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Chile |
| region | Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica |
| Seat | Porvenir |
| surface | 22,592.7 km² |
| Residents | 6904 (2002) |
| density | 0.3 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | CL-MA |
| Website | www.gobernaciontierradelfuego.gov.cl (Spanish) |
| politics | |
| Governor | Catalina Besnier Anguita |
Coordinates: 53 ° 36 ′ S , 69 ° 23 ′ W
The Chilean province of Tierra del Fuego ( German Province of Tierra del Fuego ) is located in the Chilean part of the Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego . It has the same name as the Argentine province of Tierra del Fuego on the eastern side of the same island. The province consists of three municipalities, the capital Porvenir , Primavera and Timaukel . According to the Chilean census 2002, Tierra del Fuego has 6904 inhabitants, of which 4418 (64%) are men and 2486 women, this is the highest surplus of men of all Chilean provinces. Nevertheless, with Catalina Besnier Anguita, a woman is officiating as governor. The urban population includes 4734 residents of Porvenir, the remaining 2170 belong to the rural population.
