Última Esperanza Province

Última Esperanza
Provincia de Última Esperanza
Torres del Paine National Park
Location in the Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region
Última Esperanza
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 50°47′S 74°06′W / 50.783°S 74.100°W / -50.783; -74.100
Country Chile
Region Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
CapitalPuerto Natales
CommunesPuerto Natales
Torres del Paine
Government
  TypeProvincial
  Provincial Presidential DelegateEricka Farías Guerra
Area
  Total
55,443.9 km2 (21,407.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 Census)
  Total
18,685
  Rank2
  Density0.34/km2 (0.87/sq mi)
  Urban
16,978
  Rural
2,877
Sex
  Men10611
  Women9244
Time zoneUTC-3 (CLST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code61
WebsiteGovernment of Última Esperanza

Última Esperanza (Spanish: Provincia de Última Esperanza, meaning "Province of the Last Hope") is one of four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena. The capital is Puerto Natales and it is named after Última Esperanza Sound. A section of its border with Argentina in the Southern Patagonian Ice Field is under dispute.