Geography and Demography
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of 18,201.5 km2 (7,028 sq mi) and had a population of 66491, giving it a population density of 3.7 /km2 (10 /sq mi). The province had a 2002 population of 66,491 Of these, 53,664 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 12,827 (19.3%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 2.7% (1,761 persons).
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