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| [[Norte Grande|Far North]] || [[Arica y Parinacota Region|Arica and Parinacota (XV)]] || [[Arica Province|Arica]] || [[Arica]] || 2 || align="right" | 8,726.4 || align="right" | 186,488 |
| [[Norte Grande|Far North Chile]] || [[Arica y Parinacota Region|Arica and Parinacota (XV)]] || [[Arica Province|Arica]] || [[Arica]] || 2 || align="right" | 8,726.4 || align="right" | 186,488 |
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| [[Norte Grande|Far North]] || [[Arica y Parinacota Region|Arica and Parinacota (XV)]] || [[Parinacota Province|Parinacota]] || [[Putre]] || 2 || align="right" | 8,146.9 || align="right" | 3,156 |
| [[Norte Grande|Far North Chile]] || [[Arica y Parinacota Region|Arica and Parinacota (XV)]] || [[Parinacota Province|Parinacota]] || [[Putre]] || 2 || align="right" | 8,146.9 || align="right" | 3,156 |
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| [[Norte Grande|Far North]] || [[Tarapacá Region|Tarapacá (I)]] || [[Iquique Province|Iquique]] || [[Iquique]] || 2 || align="right" | 2,835.3 || align="right" | 216,419 |
| [[Norte Grande|Far North Chile]] || [[Tarapacá Region|Tarapacá (I)]] || [[Iquique Province|Iquique]] || [[Iquique]] || 2 || align="right" | 2,835.3 || align="right" | 216,419 |
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| [[Norte Grande|Far North]] || [[Tarapacá Region|Tarapacá (I)]] || [[Tamarugal]] || [[Pozo Almonte]] || 5 || align="right" | 39,390.5 || align="right" | 22,531 |
| [[Norte Grande|Far North Chile]] || [[Tarapacá Region|Tarapacá (I)]] || [[Tamarugal]] || [[Pozo Almonte]] || 5 || align="right" | 39,390.5 || align="right" | 22,531 |
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| [[Norte Grande|Far North]] || [[Antofagasta Region|Antofagasta (II) ]] || [[Antofagasta Province|Antofagasta]] || [[Antofagasta]] || 4 || align="right" | 67,793.5 || align="right" | 318,779 |
| [[Norte Grande|Far North Chile]] || [[Antofagasta Region|Antofagasta (II) ]] || [[Antofagasta Province|Antofagasta]] || [[Antofagasta]] || 4 || align="right" | 67,793.5 || align="right" | 318,779 |
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| [[Norte Grande|Far North]] || [[Antofagasta Region|Antofagasta (II)]] || [[El Loa Province|El Loa]] || [[Calama, Chile|Calama]] || 3 || align="right" | 41,999.6 || align="right" | 143,689 |
| [[Norte Grande|Far North Chile]] || [[Antofagasta Region|Antofagasta (II)]] || [[El Loa Province|El Loa]] || [[Calama, Chile|Calama]] || 3 || align="right" | 41,999.6 || align="right" | 143,689 |
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| [[Norte Grande|Far North]] || [[Antofagasta Region|Antofagasta]] || [[Tocopilla Province|Tocopilla]] || [[Tocopilla]] || 2 || align="right" | 16,236 || align="right" | 31,516 |
| [[Norte Grande|Far North Chile]] || [[Antofagasta Region|Antofagasta]] || [[Tocopilla Province|Tocopilla]] || [[Tocopilla]] || 2 || align="right" | 16,236 || align="right" | 31,516 |
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| [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North]] || [[Atacama Region|Atacama (III)]] || [[Copiapó Province|Copiapó]] || [[Copiapó]] || 3 || align="right" | 32,538.5 || align="right" | 155,713 |
| [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North Chile]] || [[Atacama Region|Atacama (III)]] || [[Copiapó Province|Copiapó]] || [[Copiapó]] || 3 || align="right" | 32,538.5 || align="right" | 155,713 |
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| [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North]] || [[Atacama Region|Atacama (III)]] || [[Huasco Province|Huasco]] || [[Vallenar]] || 3 || align="right" | 18,201.5 || align="right" | 66,491 |
| [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North Chile]] || [[Atacama Region|Atacama (III)]] || [[Huasco Province|Huasco]] || [[Vallenar]] || 3 || align="right" | 18,201.5 || align="right" | 66,491 |
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| [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North]] || [[Atacama Region|Atacama (III)]] || [[Chañaral Province|Chañaral]] || [[Chañaral]] || 2 || align="right" | 24,436.2 || align="right" | 32,132 |
| [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North Chile]] || [[Atacama Region|Atacama (III)]] || [[Chañaral Province|Chañaral]] || [[Chañaral]] || 2 || align="right" | 24,436.2 || align="right" | 32,132 |
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| [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North]] || [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo (IV)]] || [[Elqui Province|Elqui]] || [[La Serena, Chile|La Serena]] || 6 || align="right" | 16,894.8 || align="right" | 365,371 |
| [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North Chile]] || [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo (IV)]] || [[Elqui Province|Elqui]] || [[La Serena, Chile|La Serena]] || 6 || align="right" | 16,894.8 || align="right" | 365,371 |
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| [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North]] || [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo (IV)]] || [[Limarí Province|Limarí]] || [[Ovalle]] || 5 || align="right" | 13,553.2 || align="right" | 156,158 |
| [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North Chile]] || [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo (IV)]] || [[Limarí Province|Limarí]] || [[Ovalle]] || 5 || align="right" | 13,553.2 || align="right" | 156,158 |
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| [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North]] || [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo (IV)]] || [[Choapa Province|Choapa]] || [[Illapel]] || 4 || align="right" | 10,131.6 || align="right" | 81,681 |
| [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North Chile]] || [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo (IV)]] || [[Choapa Province|Choapa]] || [[Illapel]] || 4 || align="right" | 10,131.6 || align="right" | 81,681 |
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| [[Central Chile|North Central Chile]] || [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso (V)]] || [[Isla de Pascua Province|Isla de Pascua]] || [[Hanga Roa]] || 1 || align="right" | 163.6 || align="right" | 3,791 |
| [[Central Chile|North Central Chile]] || [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso (V)]] || [[Isla de Pascua Province|Isla de Pascua]] || [[Hanga Roa]] || 1 || align="right" | 163.6 || align="right" | 3,791 |
Revision as of 13:01, 7 December 2019
This article needs to be updated. The reason given is: Ñuble is now a region, not a province.(November 2018) |
Provinces of Chile Provincias de Chile (Spanish) | |
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Category | Unitary unit |
Location | Republic of Chile |
Number | 56 |
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 |
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Subdivisions |
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A province is the second largest administrative division in Chile with 56 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.
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2010.
External links
- Decreto Ley 2.868
- "Provinces of Chile". Statoids.