Provinces of Chile
Provincias de Chile (Spanish)
CategoryUnitary unit
Location Chile
Number56
Populations3,156 (Parinacota) – 4,997,637 (Santiago Province)
Areas164 km2 (63.2 sq mi) (Easter Island) - 67,813 km2 (26,182.9 sq mi) (Antofagasta)
Government
Subdivisions

A province is the second broadest tier of administrative division in Chile. There are 56 in total. The broadest administrative division in Chile is the region. There are 16 in total.

Each provincial presidential delegation (delegación presidencial provincial) is headed by a provincial presidential delegate (delegado presidencial provincial) appointed by the President. The governor exercises their powers in accordance with instructions from the regional presidential delegate (delegado presidencial regional). The provincial delegate is advised by the Provincial Economic and Social Council (Consejo Económico y Social Provincial or CESPRO). No provincial presidential delegations exist in those provinces where the regional capital is located; its functions were merged with those of the regional presidential delegate.

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

Until 1976, the 25 provinces were the broadest administrative division in Chile. They were: Aconcagua, Aysén (since 1929), Antofagasta, Arauco, Atacama, Biobío, Cautín, Chiloé, Colchagua, Concepción, Coquimbo, Curicó, Linares, Llanquihue, Magallanes (since 1929), Malleco, Maule, Ñuble, O'Higgins, Osorno (since 1940), Santiago, Talca, Tarapacá, Valdivia, and Valparaíso. Despite being claimed by Chile, Antártica Chilena is not generally recognized as part of Chile due to being located in Antarctica.

List of provinces

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

INE
Region		 Natural
Region		 Region Province Capital No. of
Communes		 Area[1][2] 2002[1][2]
Population
NorthFar North ChileArica and Parinacota (XV)AricaArica28,726.4186,488
ParinacotaPutre28,146.93,156
Tarapacá (I)IquiqueIquique22,835.3216,419
TamarugalPozo Almonte539,390.522,531
Antofagasta (II)AntofagastaAntofagasta467,793.5318,779
El LoaCalama341,999.6143,689
TocopillaTocopilla216,23631,516
Near North ChileAtacama (III)CopiapóCopiapó332,538.5155,713
HuascoVallenar418,201.566,491
ChañaralChañaral224,436.232,132
Coquimbo (IV)ElquiLa Serena616,894.8365,371
LimaríOvalle513,553.2156,158
ChoapaIllapel410,131.681,681
CentralNorth Central ChileValparaíso (V)Isla de PascuaHanga Roa1163.63,791
Los AndesLos Andes43,217.795,474
Marga MargaQuilpué3927.2263,420
PetorcaLa Ligua64,736.471,243
QuillotaQuillota61,344.9190,022
San AntonioSan Antonio61,611.6136,594
San Felipe de AconcaguaSan Felipe62,659.2131,911
ValparaísoValparaíso61,999.1651,188
O'Higgins (VI)CachapoalRancagua177,384.2542,901
ColchaguaSan Fernando105,678196,566
Cardenal CaroPichilemu63,324.741,160
Santiago Metropolitan (XIII)SantiagoSantiago322,090.34,668,473
CordilleraPuente Alto35,528.3522,856
MaipoSan Bernardo41,120.5378,444
TalaganteTalagante5582.3217,449
MelipillaMelipilla54,076.7141,165
ChacabucoColina32,076.1132,798
South Central ChileMaule (VII)TalcaTalca109,937.8352,966
LinaresLinares810,041.2253,990
CuricóCuricó97,280.9244,053
CauquenesCauquenes33027.257,088
Ñuble (XVI)DiguillínBulnes95,229.3319,809
PunillaSan Carlos55,202.598,596
ItataQuirihue72,177.1153,832
Biobío (VIII)ConcepciónConcepción123,439.3912,889
BiobíoLos Ángeles1414,987.9353,315
AraucoLebu75,457.2157,255
SouthSouth ChileAraucanía (IX)CautinTemuco2118,409667,920
MallecoAngol1113,433.3201,615
Los Ríos (XIV)ValdiviaValdivia810,197.2259,243
RancoLa Unión48,232.397,153
Los Lagos (X)LlanquihuePuerto Montt914,876.4321,493
OsornoOsorno79,223.7221,509
ChiloeCastro107,165.5142,194
PalenaFutaleufú415,301.918,971
Austral ChileAysén (XI)CoihaiqueCoihaique212,942.551,103
AysénPuerto Aysén346,588.829,631
General CarreraChile Chico211,919.56,921
Capitan PratCochrane337,043.63,837
Magallanes (XII)MagallanesPunta Arenas436,400.8121,675
Última EsperanzaPuerto Natales255,443.919,855
Tierra del FuegoPorvenir322,592.76,904

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.
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