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Chacabuco Province (Spanish: Provincia de Chacabuco) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. It is located north of the Province of Santiago, which is entirely urbanized and part of the Santiago conurbation. The provincial capital, Colina, lies approximately 27 km (17 mi) north of Santiago.
Chacabuco Province
Provincia de Chacabuco | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Santiago Metropolitan Region | |
Chacabuco Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 33°08′S 70°46′W / 33.133°S 70.767°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metropolitan |
| Capital | Colina |
| Communes | Colina Lampa Til-Til |
| Government | |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | Giordano Delpin Pino (Democratic Revolution) |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,076.1 km2 (801.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 3 |
| Population (2012 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 203,993 |
| • Rank | 6 |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 99,201 |
| • Rural | 33,597 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 69,184 |
| • Women | 63,614 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[2]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[3]) |
| Area code | 2 |
| Website | Delegation of Chacabuco |
Administration
editAs a province, Chacabuco is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president.[4] Current delegate is Giordano Delpin, who was appointed by Gabriel Boric.
Communes
editThe province is composed of three communes (Spanish: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:
Geography and demography
editThe province spans an area of 2,076.1 square kilometres (2,076 km2), the third largest in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census, Chacabuco was the least populous province in the region with a total population of 132,798. At that time, there were 99,201 people living in urban areas, 33,597 living in rural areas, 69,184 men, and 63,614 women.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Provincial Governor of Chacabuco Province". Archived from the original on 3 October 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2010.