Isla de Pascua Province (Easter Island Province) is a
Chilean province
A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or sovereign state, state. The term derives from the ancient Roman ''Roman province, provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire ...
, 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
Easter Island ( rap, Rapa Nui; es, Isla de Pascua) is an island and special territory of Chile in the southeastern Pacific Ocean, at the southeasternmost point of the Polynesian Triangle in Oceania. The island is most famous for its nearl ...
, the island comprises the small and uninhabited
isla Salas y Gómez
Isla Salas y Gómez, also known as Isla Sala y Gómez ( rap, Motu Motiro Hiva), is a small uninhabited Chilean island in the Pacific Ocean. It is sometimes considered the easternmost point in the Polynesian Triangle.
Isla Salas y Gómez and its s ...
, located hundreds of kilometers east of Easter Island. It is the only Chilean province located in
Oceania
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and has a "special regime" status, with similar attributions to regional governments.
Communes
The province includes only one
commune:
Isla de Pascua.
Authorities
Province governor (1976-2021)
Presidential provincial delegate (2021-present)
See also
*
Isla de Pascua Department
References
{{Communes in Valparaíso Region
Easter Island
Provinces of Valparaíso Region