Osorno Province

Osorno Province Provincia de Osorno
Province
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Location in the Los Lagos Region
Osorno Province Location in Chile
Coordinates: 40°35′S 73°10′W / 40.583°S 73.167°W / -40.583; -73.167
Country	Chile
Region	Los Lagos
Named for	Osorno la Mayor, Spain
Capital	Osorno
Communes	List of 7: Osorno Puerto Octay Purranque Puyehue Río Negro San Pablo San Juan de la Costa
Government
• Type	Provincial
• Governor	Daniel Lilayu Vivanco (UDI)
Area [1]
• Total	9,223.7 km2 (3,561.3 sq mi)
• Rank	3
Population  (2012 census)[1]
• Total	221,496
• Rank	2
• Density	24/km2 (62/sq mi)
• Urban	163,808
• Rural	57,701
Sex [1]
• Male	110,048
• Female	111,461
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLT)
Area code	56 + 64
Website	Government of Osorno

Osorno Province (Spanish: Provincia de Osorno) is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). The province has an area of 9,223.7 km² (3,561 sq mi) and a population of 221,496 distributed across seven communes (Spanish: comunas). The provincial capital is the city of Osorno.

Osorno is a city located in southern Chile a territory of northern Patagonia in the Los Lagos Region. The Chilean Patagonia starts at Latitude 39° South in Valdivia and then it continues through the Chiloe Island and the fiords that continue its course south through the Pacific Ocean and the Cordillera de los Andes until it reaches Latitude 56° South at Cape Horn.The province possesses one of the most frequented mountain passes of Chile, the Cardenal Antonio Samoré Pass which links the province with Villa La Angostura and San Carlos de Bariloche in Argentina.