Valparaíso Region

The Valparaiso Region (Spanish: Región de Valparaiso) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. The capital of the region is the city of Valparaiso, an important Chilean seaport. Other important cities are Viña del Mar, Quillota, Quilpué and Villa Alemana. History Valparaíso was made a province in 1842. In January 1928, Valparaíso was made part of the new province of Aconcagua but in 1936 was made again a province. In 1974, with the creation of the Regions of Chile, Valparaíso became one of the Chilean regions. Geography The Valparaíso region borders the Coquimbo region to the north, Argentina and Santiago Metropolitan Region on the east, the Santiago Metropolitan Region region on the south, the O'Higgins region on the southwestern and the Pacific Ocean on the west. The three main rivers are: Petorca, 120 km (75 mi) long. La Ligua, 110 km (68 mi) long. Aconcagua, 190 km (120 mi) long. Population As of 2015, there were (estimated) 1,825,757 persons living in the region, for a population density of 111.4 inhabitants/km². The largest city in the region is Viña del Mar, with 286, 931 inhabitants (2002 census). The capital of the region, Valparaíso, had in 2002 263,499 inhabitants. Administration The Valparaíso region is divided in eight provinces: Gallery Related pages Regions of Chile References Other websites Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish) Gobierno Regional de Valparaíso Archived 2011-06-15 at the Wayback Machine Official website (in Spanish)