Provinces of Chile

Provinces of Chile
Provincias de Chile (Spanish)
Category Unitary unit
Location Republic of Chile
Number 54
Populations

1,792 (Antártica Chilena) –

4,997,637 (Santiago Province)
Areas 164 km2 (63.2 sq mi) (Easter Island) - 1,265,854 km2 (488,748.8 sq mi) (Antártica Chilena)
Government Provincial government, National government
Subdivisions Communes
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A province is the second largest administrative division in Chile with 54 in total. The largest administrative division in Chile is that of a region with 16 in total.

Each provincial government (gobernación provincial) is headed by a governor (gobernador) appointed by the president. The governor exercises their powers in accordance with instructions from the regional intendant (intendente). The governor is advised by the Provincial Economic and Social Council (Consejo Económico y Social Provincial or CESPRO). The only exception is the Santiago Province, which makes no provision for provincial government in its regulations; the position corresponds to the intendant of the Santiago Metropolitan Region. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant.

The country's provinces are further divided into 346 communes which are administered by an alcalde and municipal council.

Until the 1980s a province was the main administrative division in Chile with 25 provinces: Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo, Aconcagua, Valparaíso, Santiago, O'Higgins, Colchagua, Curicó, Talca, Maule, Linares, Ñuble, Concepción, Arauco, Biobío, Malleco, Cautín, Valdivia, Osorno (since 1940), Llanquihue, Chiloé, Aisén (since 1929), Magallanes (since 1929)

List of provinces

The following table gives each province, its capital, surface area and 2002 population according to the National Statistics Institute.

Region Province Capital No. of
Communes		 Area[1][2] 2002[1][2]
Population
XV Arica and ParinacotaAricaArica28,726.4186,488
XV Arica and ParinacotaParinacotaPutre28,146.93,156
I TarapacáIquiqueIquique22,835.3216,419
I TarapacáTamarugalPozo Almonte539,390.522,531
II AntofagastaAntofagastaAntofagasta467,793.5318,779
II AntofagastaEl LoaCalama341,999.6143,689
II AntofagastaTocopillaTocopilla216,23631,516
III AtacamaCopiapóCopiapó332,538.5155,713
III AtacamaHuascoVallenar318,201.566,491
III AtacamaChañaralChañaral224,436.232,132
IV CoquimboElquiLa Serena616,894.8365,371
IV CoquimboLimaríOvalle513,553.2156,158
IV CoquimboChoapaIllapel410,131.681,681
V ValparaísoIsla de PascuaHanga Roa1163.63,791
V ValparaísoLos AndesLos Andes43,217.795,474
V ValparaísoMarga MargaQuilpué3927.2263,420
V ValparaísoPetorcaLa Ligua64,736.471,243
V ValparaísoQuillotaQuillota61,344.9190,022
V ValparaísoSan AntonioSan Antonio61,611.6136,594
V ValparaísoSan Felipe de AconcaguaSan Felipe62,659.2131,911
V ValparaísoValparaísoValparaíso61,999.1651,188
VI O'HigginsCachapoalRancagua177,384.2542,901
VI O'HigginsColchaguaSan Fernando105,678196,566
VI O'HigginsCardenal CaroPichilemu63,324.741,160
VII MauleTalcaTalca109,937.8352,966
VII MauleLinaresLinares810,041.2253,990
VII MauleCuricóCuricó97,280.9244,053
VII MauleCauquenesCauquenes33027.257,088
VIII Bio BíoConcepciónConcepción123,439.3912,889
VIII Bio BíoÑubleChillán2113,178.5438,103
VIII Bio BíoBiobíoLos Ángeles1414,987.9353,315
VIII Bio BíoAraucoLebu75,457.2157,255
IX AraucaníaCautinTemuco2118,409667,920
IX AraucaníaMallecoAngol1113,433.3201,615
XIV Los RíosValdiviaValdivia810,197.2259,243
XIV Los RíosRancoLa Unión48,232.397,153
X Los LagosLlanquihuePuerto Montt914,876.4321,493
X Los LagosOsornoOsorno79,223.7221,509
X Los LagosChiloeCastro107,165.5142,194
X Los LagosPalenaFutaleufú415,301.918,971
XI AysénCoihaiqueCoihaique212,942.551,103
XI AysénAysénPuerto Aysén346,588.829,631
XI AysénGeneral CarreraChile Chico211,919.56,921
XI AysénCapitan PratCochrane337,043.63,837
XII MagallanesMagallanesPunta Arenas436,400.8121,675
XII MagallanesÚltima EsperanzaPuerto Natales255,443.919,855
XII MagallanesTierra del FuegoPorvenir322,592.76,904
XII MagallanesAntártica ChilenaPuerto Williams21,265,853.72,392
RM Santiago MetropolitanSantiagoSantiago322,090.34,668,473
RM Santiago MetropolitanCordilleraPuente Alto35,528.3522,856
RM Santiago MetropolitanMaipoSan Bernardo41,120.5378,444
RM Santiago MetropolitanTalaganteTalagante5582.3217,449
RM Santiago MetropolitanMelipillaMelipilla54,076.7141,165
RM Santiago MetropolitanChacabucoColina32,076.1132,798

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  2. 1 2 "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  • Decreto Ley 2.868
  • "Provinces of Chile". Statoids.
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