Los Ríos Region

The XIV Los Ríos Region (Spaingie: XIV Región de Los Ríos, literally in Spaingie: The Rivers) is ane o Chile's 15 regions. Its caipital is Valdivia. Pop. 356,396 (2002 census). It began tae operate as region on 2 October 2007. It wis creatit bi subdividin the Los Lagos Region in soothren Chile. It consists o twa provinces: Valdivia an—the newly creatit—Ranco that wis umwhile pairt o Valdivia Province.

The new region wis established in consideration o territorial, historical an geographic factors. The oreeginal Los Lagos Region wis ane o the lairgest, maist diverse regions in the kintra, an the integration o the Province o Valdivia wis difficult acause o its backgrund which differed frae the fower ither provinces o the region, especially the soothren provinces o Chiloé an Palena.

References

Freemit airtins
Ley Nº 20.174  (Law creatin the region) 


Category:States an territories established in 2007