Provinces of Chile

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Chile is divided into 51 provinces, grouped into 13 regions. Each province is headed by a governor (gobernador) appointed by the president. Provinces are themselves further divided into 346 municipalities (comunas).

Contents 1 List of provinces 1.1 I - Tarapacá Region 1.2 II - Antofagasta Region 1.3 III - Atacama Region 1.4 IV - Coquimbo Region 1.5 V - Valparaíso Region 1.6 VI - O'Higgins Region 1.7 VII - Maule Region 1.8 VIII - Bío-Bío Region 1.9 IX - Araucanía Region 1.10 X - Los Lagos Region 1.11 XI - Aysen Region 1.12 XII - Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region 1.13 RM - Santiago Metropolitan Region 2 See also 3 External link

[edit] List of provinces

[edit] I - Tarapacá Region

• Iquique Province
• Arica Province
• Parinacota Province

[edit] II - Antofagasta Region

• Antofagasta Province
• El Loa Province
• Tocopilla Province

[edit] III - Atacama Region

• Copiapó Province
• Chañaral Province
• Huasco Province

[edit] IV - Coquimbo Region

• Elqui Province
• Choapa Province
• Limarí Province

[edit] V - Valparaíso Region

• Valparaíso Province
• Isla de Pascua Province
• Los Andes Province
• Petorca Province
• Quillota Province
• San Antonio Province
• San Felipe de Aconcagua Province

[edit] VI - O'Higgins Region

• Cachapoal Province
• Cardenal Caro Province
• Colchagua Province

[edit] VII - Maule Region

• Talca Province
• Cauquenes Province
• Curicó Province
• Linares Province

[edit] VIII - Bío-Bío Region

• Concepción Province
• Arauco Province
• Biobío Province
• Ñuble Province

[edit] IX - Araucanía Region

• Cautín Province
• Malleco Province

[edit] X - Los Lagos Region

• Llanquihue Province
• Chiloé Province
• Osorno Province
• Palena Province
• Valdivia Province

[edit] XI - Aysen Region

• Coyhaique Province
• Aisén Province
• Capitán Prat Province
• General Carrera Province

[edit] XII - Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region

• Magallanes Province
• Antártica Province
• Tierra del Fuego Province
• Última Esperanza Province

[edit] RM - Santiago Metropolitan Region

• Santiago Province
• Cordillera Province
• Chacabuco Province
• Maipo Province
• Melipilla Province
• Talagante Province

[edit] See also

• Regions of Chile
• Municipalities of Chile

[edit] External link

• Provinces of Chile at Statoids