Communes of Chile

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A commune (Spanish: comuna) is the smallest administrative subdivision in Chile and may contain cities, towns, villages, hamlets as well as rural areas. In highly populated areas such as some cities, there may be no practical distinction between the city and the commune which contains it. In sparsely populated areas, a commune may contain substantial rural area together with several settled areas which could range from hamlets to towns or cities.

Each commune is governed by a directly-elected body or municipality (municipalidad), consisting of one mayor (alcalde) and a group of councilmen (concejales), for a period of four years. According to Chilean law, a single municipality may administer one or more communes. Currently, the only such case is the municipality of Cabo de Hornos, which administers the communes of Antártica and Cabo de Hornos.

Chile's 346 communes are grouped into 53 provinces, which are themselves grouped into 15 regions.

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[edit] List of communes by region and province

Traditionally, Chilean regions are listed in geographical order starting with the most northern extreme, but leaving the Metropolitan Santiago Region to the end of the list.

The following listing reflects this ordering scheme with the provinces within each region, and the communes in each province also being listed from north to south.

[edit] XV – Arica and Parinacota Region

[edit] Arica Province

[edit] Parinacota Province

[edit] I – Tarapacá Region

[edit] Iquique Province

[edit] Tamarugal Province

[edit] II – Antofagasta Region

[edit] Antofagasta Province

[edit] El Loa Province

[edit] Tocopilla Province

[edit] III – Atacama Region

[edit] Copiapó Province

[edit] Chañaral Province

[edit] Huasco Province

[edit] IV – Coquimbo Region

[edit] Elqui Province

[edit] Choapa Province

[edit] Limarí Province

[edit] V – Valparaíso Region

[edit] Valparaíso Province

[edit] Isla de Pascua Province

[edit] Los Andes Province

  • Los Andes
  • Calle Larga
  • Rinconada
  • San Esteban

[edit] Petorca Province

  • La Ligua
  • Cabildo
  • Papudo
  • Petorca
  • Zapallar

[edit] Quillota Province

[edit] San Antonio Province

[edit] San Felipe de Aconcagua Province

[edit] VI – O'Higgins Region

[edit] Cachapoal Province

  • Rancagua
  • Codegua
  • Coinco
  • Coltauco
  • Doñihue
  • Graneros
  • Las Cabras
  • Machalí
  • Malloa
  • Mostazal
  • Olivar
  • Peumo
  • Pichidegua
  • Quinta de Tilcoco
  • Rengo
  • Requínoa
  • San Vicente

[edit] Cardenal Caro Province

[edit] Colchagua Province

[edit] VII – Maule Region

[edit] Talca Province

[edit] Cauquenes Province

[edit] Curicó Province

[edit] Linares Province

[edit] VIII – Biobío Region

[edit] Concepción Province

[edit] Arauco Province

[edit] Biobío Province

[edit] Ñuble Province

[edit] IX – Araucanía Region

[edit] Cautín Province

[edit] Malleco Province

[edit] XIV – Los Ríos Region

[edit] Valdivia Province

[edit] Ranco Province

[edit] X – Los Lagos Region

[edit] Llanquihue Province

[edit] Chiloé Province

[edit] Osorno Province

[edit] Palena Province

[edit] XI – Aisén Region

[edit] Coihaique Province

[edit] Aisén Province

[edit] Capitán Prat Province

[edit] General Carrera Province

[edit] XII – Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region

[edit] Magallanes Province

[edit] Antártica Chilena Province

[edit] Tierra del Fuego Province

[edit] Última Esperanza Province

[edit] RM – Santiago Metropolitan Region

[edit] Santiago Province

[edit] Cordillera Province

[edit] Chacabuco Province

[edit] Maipo Province

[edit] Melipilla Province

  • Melipilla
  • Alhué
  • Curacaví
  • María Pinto
  • San Pedro

[edit] Talagante Province

[edit] See also

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