Elqui Province

Elqui Province (Spanish: Provincia de Elqui) is a province in the Chilean region of Coquimbo (IV). The provincial capital is the city of Coquimbo. Contents   1Geography and demography 2Municipalities in the province of Elqui 3Elqui Valley wine region 4See also 5References Geography and demography According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 16,895.1 km2 (6,523 sq mi) and had a population of

El Ranco

El Ranco Province (Spanish: Provincia del Ranco) is one of two provinces of the southern Chilean region of Los Ríos. It is named after Ranco Lake shared by the communes (comunas) of Futrono and Lago Ranco. The lake is drained by the Bueno River, on which basin lies most of the province. La Unión is the provincial capital. Contents   1Administration 1.1Communes 2Geography and demography 3References Administration As a second-level administrative division, the province

El Loa

El Loa Province (Spanish: Provincia El Loa) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Antofagasta (II). It is named after the longest of rivers in Chile, the Loa River. The provincial capital is Calama. Contents 1Geography and demography 2Communes 3References 4External links Geography and demography According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 41,999.6 km2 (16,216 sq mi)[1] and had

Diguillín

The Diguillín Province is the biggest of the three provinces of the Ñuble Region. Communes Bulnes Chillán Chillán Viejo San Ignacio Pinto El Carmen Pemuco Yungay Quillón

Curicó Province

Curicó Province (Spanish: Provincia de Curicó) is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Argentine frontier, spanning an area of 7,280.9 km2 (2,811 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, the population was 244,053. Contents   1Administration 1.1Communes 2History 3Geography and ecology 4Demography 5Curicó Valley wine region

Coyhaique Province

Coyhaique Province (Spanish: Provincia de Coyhaique) is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coyhaique. It is the most populous of provinces in the Aysén Region. Administration As a province, Coyhaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further sub-divided into two communes (comunas), Coyhaique and Lago Verde, each of which is governed by a municipality headed by an alcalde. The province

Cordillera Province, Chile

Cordillera Province (Spanish: Provincia de Cordillera) is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its topography includes a small area of Chile’s central valley, glaciers, rivers, volcanoes, and the Andes range, which forms the border with Mendoza Province in Argentina. The provincial capital of Puente Alto lies approximately 21 km (13 mi) south-southeast of Santiago. Contents   1Administration 1.1Communes 2Geography and demography 3Gallery 4References 5External links Administration As a

Copiapó Province

Copiapó Province (Spanish: Provincia de Copiapó) is one of three provinces of the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the city of Copiapó. Contents   1Geography and demography 2Administration 2.1Communes 3References Geography and demography According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 32,538.5 km2 (12,563 sq mi) and had a population of 183,973 inhabitants, giving it a population density of

Concepción Province, Chile

Concepción Province (Spanish: Provincia de Concepción) is one of four provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). Its capital, Concepción, is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation, the nation’s second largest metropolitan area after Santiago. Contents   1Administration 1.1Communes 2Geography and demography 3References Administration As a province, Concepción is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. Communes The province comprises twelve communes,

Colchagua Province

Colchagua Province (Spanish: Provincia de Colchagua) is one of three provinces of the central Chilean region of O’Higgins (VI). Its capital is San Fernando. It is bordered on the north by Cachapoal Province, on the east by the Argentine Republic, on the south by Curicó Province, and on the west by Cardenal Caro Province. Contents   1Geography and demography 2Administration 3Transport 4See also 5References Geography and demography The area of Colchagua