Geography and Demography
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 8,146.9 km2 (3,146 sq mi) and had a population of 3,156 inhabitants (2,106 men and 1,050 women), giving it a population density of 0.4 /km2 (1 /sq mi). It is the second least populated province in the country after Antártica Chilena and fifth most sparsely populated province. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 17.3% (659 persons).
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