Province · Aysén del Gral. Ibañez del Campo Region
# Capitán Prat Province

Capitán Prat Province is a province of Chile in Aysén del Gral. Ibañez del Campo Region. It had an estimated 4,967 people in 2022 on 36,380 km² (about 0.1 per km²). It is divided into 3 communes. 91 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 127 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 4,967 people (2022)
- 36,380 km²
- 3 communes
- 127 mapped services

## How many people live in Capitán Prat Province?

Capitán Prat Province had an estimated 4,967 people in 2022 — 4.6% of Aysén del Gral. Ibañez del Campo Region, 54th of 56 provinces. There are 933 women for every 1,000 men (below the Aysén del Gral. Ibañez del Campo Region figure of 982). Spread over 36,380 km², that is about 0.1 people per km², 55th of 56 provinces.

20.1% of people are children under 15 and 11.3% are 65 or older; the median age is about 35 years (it is 36 across Aysén del Gral. Ibañez del Campo Region). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 46 children and older people.
- 0–4 319
- 5–9 346
- 10–14 334
- 15–19 269
- 20–24 290
- 25–29 366
- 30–34 532
- 35–39 399
- 40–44 374
- 45–49 361
- 50–54 290
- 55–59 280
- 60–64 245
- 65–69 193
- 70–74 142
- 75–79 106
- 80+ 121

Source: UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Where is Capitán Prat Province?

Capitán Prat Province lies in Aysén del Gral. Ibañez del Campo Region, Chile. It borders 3 other provinces: Aysén Province, General Carrera Province and Ultima Esperanza Province. By area it is the 7th largest of 56 provinces in Chile. It covers 34.1% of Aysén del Gral. Ibañez del Campo Region. The centre of Capitán Prat Province is about 1,630 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. It is about 278 km from Coyhaique, the main town of Aysén del Gral. Ibañez del Campo Region. The centre point is at 48.0357° S, 72.7264° W.

Source: La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO).

## Things to see in and around Capitán Prat Province

OpenStreetMap lists 82 named sights in Capitán Prat Province: 56 viewpoints; 7 nature reserves; 6 waterfalls; 5 museums; 3 attractions; 2 beachs; 1 monument; 1 volcano; 1 memorial.
- Centro de visitantes del Parque Nacional Patagonia · museum
- House Museum Lucas Bridges · museum
- Museo Rural Pioneros del Baker · museum
- Museo de Cochrane · museum
- Museo de la Patagonia Padre Antonio Ronchi · museum
- Cascada Inmigrante · waterfall
- Cascada Río Blanco · waterfall
- Clear water · waterfall
- Salto Chico · waterfall
- Salto Pérez · waterfall
- las Mellizas · waterfall
- Bien Nacional Protegido Cerro San Lorenzo · nature reserve
- Bien Nacional Protegido Laguna Caiquenes · nature reserve
- Bien Nacional Protegido Santa Lucía-Lago O'Higgins · nature reserve
- Bien Nacional Protegido Ventisquero Montt · nature reserve
- Parque Glaciar Mosco · nature reserve
- Patagonia National Park · nature reserve
- Reserva Arrieros del Nef · nature reserve
- Playa Landeros · beach
- Playa Vidal · beach
- Cascada Pisagua · viewpoint
- Confluencia · viewpoint
- Confluencia Ríos Baker y Neff · viewpoint
- End of the Trial · viewpoint
- Glaciar Submarino · viewpoint
- Lago Cochrane · viewpoint
- Lookout at Mount Fitzroy · viewpoint
- Mirador · viewpoint
- Mirador · viewpoint
- Mirador · viewpoint

…and 52 more.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Capitán Prat Province
- Time zone UTC−3, no daylight saving · America/Coyhaique
- Currency Peso (CLP)
- Country calling code +56
- Languages Spanish
- Plug types Type C, L · 220 V
- Driving side Right
- Postcode format 7 digits (#######)

### Nearest airports
- Gobernador Gregores Airport (GGS) · Gobernador Gregores 208 km
- Perito Moreno Jalil Hamer Airport (PMQ) · Perito Moreno 212 km

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 16.0 hours, sunrise around 05:45) and shortest in Jun (about 8.4 hours, sunrise around 09:39, sunset around 18:02).

Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Communes of Capitán Prat Province
| Commune | People | per km² | Area km² | Localities | Services |
| Cochrane | 3,718 | 0.4 | 8,631 | 58 | 69 |
| O'Higgins | 670 | 0.1 | 8,135 | 22 | 25 |
| Tortel | 579 | 0.0 | 19,614 | 12 | 33 |

Source: La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO); UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Villages and localities in Capitán Prat Province

Open gazetteers list 91 villages, towns and localities in Capitán Prat Province. The largest with a recorded population: Cochrane (2,867), Tortel (487), Villa O'Higgins (400) and Candelario Mancilla (10). Settlements here lie between about 5 m and 661 m above sea level (median 269 m).
- Aeródromo Enrique Mayer Soto
- Animales
- Arroyo Chueco
- Caleta Tortel
- Caleuche
- Calluqueo
- Campo de Urrutia
- Candelario Mancilla
- Chacabuco
- China Muerta
- Cochrane
- El Arbolito
- El Azul
- El Bagual
- El Baño
- El Brown
- El Ciruelo
- El Copihue
- El Cóndor
- El Faldeo
- El Húngaro
- El Maitén
- El Manzano
- El Molino
- El Pascual
- El Porvenir
- El Progreso
- El Salto
- El Saltón
- El Serrucho
- El Sordo
- El Tamango
- Entrada Mayer
- Estancia La Carmela
- Fundo Dos Arroyos
- Fundo El Mirador
- La Alegría
- La Baranda
- La Cabaña
- La Delicia
- La Esperanza
- La Herradura
- La Isla
- La Juanita
- La Península
- La Piedra Blanca
- La Porfía
- La Quema
- La Rinconada
- Lago Vargas
- Laguna Esmeralda
- Las Canoas
- Las Cañitas
- Las Chacras
- Las Margaritas
- Los Carreras
- Los Corrales
- Los Mañíos
- Los Placeres
- Los Tres Limones
- Los Álamos
- Mena
- O'Higgins
- Ocho Hermanas
- Pampa Chica
- Pampa Grande
- Paso Hondo
- Portezuelo El Tambo
- Puerto Alegre
- Puerto Nuevo
- Puerto Vagabundo
- Puerto Yungay
- Puesto Tablas
- Puesto Tejuela
- Punta Mancilla
- Puño de Oro
- Rasguñado
- Rápido Bórquez
- Rìo Nef
- Río Bravo
- Río Maitén
- Santa Margarita
- Sector El Rincón
- Sector Junquillo
- Seis Hermanos
- Tortel
- Valle Castillo
- Valle Chacabuco
- Valle Grande
- Villa O'Higgins
- Villa O'higgins

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Landscape and landmarks of Capitán Prat Province

Named natural and historic features inside Capitán Prat Province, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

151 rivers and streams; 66 lakes.
- Arroyo Catarata
- Arroyo Chueco
- Arroyo El Corral
- Arroyo El Encuentro
- Arroyo Frutillar
- Arroyo La Gateada
- Arroyo León
- Arroyo Mayor
- Arroyo Runque
- Arroyo San Lorenzo
- Arroyo Sucio
- Arroyo Tranquera
- Arroyo del Diablo
- El nacimiento del río Pascua
- Estero Avutarda
- Estero Duque
- Estero El Auque
- Estero El Bosque
- Estero El Clarín
- Estero El Halcón
- Estero El Molino
- Estero El Morro
- Estero El Saltón
- Estero El Triunfo

…and 193 more.

### Coast and islands

140 headlands; 110 islands; 5 bays; 5 lagoons.
- Bahía Dreising
- Bahía Esperanza
- Bahía Pescado
- Bahía Ventisquero
- Cabo Bynoe
- Cabo Dyer
- Cabo Mogotes
- Cabo Weyer
- Caleta Austral
- El Patio
- Falso Bynoe
- Isla Agnes
- Isla Alberto Vargas
- Isla Alert
- Isla Amelia
- Isla Arturo
- Isla Ayautau
- Isla Barrios
- Isla Berta
- Isla Blanca
- Isla Boscosa
- Isla Boxer
- Isla Brañas
- Isla Breaksea

…and 236 more.

### Hills and mountains

129 mountains; 23 glaciers; 7 valleys; 2 hills; 2 mountain passes.
- Cerro Arenales · 3,373 m
- Cerro Pared Norte · 3,012 m
- Cerro Arco · 2,940 m
- Cerro Azul · 2,926 m
- Cerro Gorra Blanca · 2,810 m
- Cerro O’Higgins · 2,795 m
- Cerro Pared Sur · 2,484 m
- Cerro Pirámide · 2,462 m
- Cerro San Martín · 2,259 m
- Cerro La Leona · 2,194 m
- Cerro Alesna · 2,163 m
- Cerro Interminado · 2,156 m
- Cerro Mellizo Sur · 2,154 m
- Cerro Puño · 2,086 m
- Cerro Julio Vicuña · 2,031 m
- Cerro Lucas Briget · 2,000 m
- Cerro Cóndor · 1,975 m
- Cerro Peñón · 1,966 m
- Cerro Tres Frailes · 1,949 m
- Ventisquero Puño · 1,939 m
- Cerro Calvo · 1,927 m
- Cerro Chueco · 1,915 m
- Cerro Peine · 1,902 m
- Cerro Mayo · 1,871 m

…and 139 more.

### Getting around

5 airports; 5 airfields; 5 harbours; 4 lighthouses; 1 port.
- Caleta Tortel Airport
- Cochrane Airfield
- Entrada Baker Airport
- Entrada Meyer Airport
- Faro Isla Millar
- Faro Isla San Pedro
- Faro Middle
- Faro Morro Cock
- Lago Vargas Airport
- Laguna Redonda Airport
- Nadis Airport
- Puerto Austral
- Puerto Ballenas
- Puerto Contreras
- Puerto Cueri Cueri
- Puerto Gunther
- Puerto Merino Jarpa
- Río Bravo Airport
- Río Mayer Airport
- Río Pascua Airport

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features.

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Capitán Prat Province and the best time to visit

In Capitán Prat Province, the warmest month is Feb (average 7 °C) and the coolest is Jul (-4 °C). About 1,068 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (109 mm) and the driest Sep (65 mm). No month is both mild and dry, so plan around the rains.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 6 | 85 |
| Feb | 7 | 73 |
| Mar | 5 | 84 |
| Apr | 2 | 99 |
| May | -0 | 107 |
| Jun | -3 | 109 |
| Jul | -4 | 84 |
| Aug | -3 | 87 |
| Sep | -1 | 65 |
| Oct | 1 | 90 |
| Nov | 3 | 92 |
| Dec | 6 | 93 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Capitán Prat Province

Places mapped inside Capitán Prat Province in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 2
- Banks 3
- Petrol pumps 5
- Hotels 58
- Shopping malls 1
- Schools 4
- Pharmacies 3
- Restaurants 45
- Police stations 5
- Dental clinics 1

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers
- Where is Capitán Prat Province? In Aysén del Gral. Ibañez del Campo Region, Chile
- What is the population of Capitán Prat Province? 4,967 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Capitán Prat Province? About 35 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Capitán Prat Province? About 0.1 people per km²
- What borders Capitán Prat Province? Aysén Province, General Carrera Province and Ultima Esperanza Province
- What is there to see in Capitán Prat Province? Arenales, Bien Nacional Protegido Cerro San Lorenzo, Bien Nacional Protegido Laguna Caiquenes, Bien Nacional Protegido Santa Lucía-Lago O'Higgins
- What time zone is Capitán Prat Province in? UTC−3
- What currency is used in Capitán Prat Province? Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Capitán Prat Province? Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Capitán Prat Province? 91 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Capitán Prat Province? Settlements lie between 5 m and 661 m
- What is the highest point in Capitán Prat Province? Cerro Arenales (3,373 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- How many hospitals are in Capitán Prat Province? 2 mapped
- How many banks are in Capitán Prat Province? 3 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Capitán Prat Province? 5 mapped
- What is the P-code of Capitán Prat Province? CL113 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Province
- Area: 36,380.2 km²
- P-code: CL113
- Region: Aysén del Gral. Ibañez del Campo Region

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Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/chile/aysen-del-gral-ibanez-del-campo/capitan-prat/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.