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 4800 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.
Communes The province includes only one commune: Isla de Pascua.
Authorities
Province governor (1976–2021) GovernorPartyTermPresidentArnt Arentsen PettersenInd.1 January 1976 – 16 February 1979Augusto PinochetAriel González Cornejo16 February 1979 – 27 January 1984Sergio Alejo Rapu Haoa27 January 1984 – 11 March 1990Jacobo Hey PaoaInd.11 March 1990 – 11 March 1994Patricio Aylwin11 March 1994 – 11 March 2000Eduardo Frei Ruíz-TaglePDC11 March 2000 – 1 September 2000Ricardo LagosEnrique Pakarati Ika1 September 2000 – 11 March 2006Melania Hotu Hey11 March 2006 – 11 March 2010Michelle BacheletPedro Edmunds Paoa17 March 2010 – 9 August 2010Sebastián PiñeraCarmen Cardinali PaoaInd.6 September 2010 – 11 March 2014Marta Hotus TukiPDC11 March 2014 – 8 September 2015Michelle BacheletMelania Hotu Hey9 September 2015 – 11 March 2018Laura Tarita Alarcón RapuInd.11 March 2018 – 22 March 2021Sebastián PiñeraRené de la Puente Hey29 April 2021 – 14 July 2021
Presidential provincial delegate (2021–present) DelegatePartyTermPresidentRené de la Puente HeyInd.14 July 2021 – 11 March 2022Sebastián PiñeraJuliette Hotus Paoa11 March 2022 – 2 December 2023Gabriel BoricSergio Tepano Cuevas2 December 2023 – 10 March 2026Mai Teao OsorioRN16 March 2026 – presentJosé Antonio Kast
See also
Isla de Pascua Department
References