Isla de Pascua Province (Easter Island Province) is a Chilean province, an administrative division located within the ValparaÃÂso Region. It has a 163.6 kmò area and a population of 4800 inhabitants. The provincial capital is Hanga Roa. Besides Easter Island, the province comprises the small and uninhabited Isla Salas y Gómez, located hundreds of kilometers east of Easter Island. It is the only Chilean province located in Oceania and has a "special regime" status, with similar attributions to regional governments. It was created in 1976, replacing the former Isla de Pascua Department.
The province includes only one commune: Isla de Pascua.