Regions o Chile

Chile is dividit intae 15 regions (in Spaingie, regiones; singular región), that is the kintra's first-level admeenistrative diveesion. Ilka region is heidit bi an intendant (intendente), appynt bi the Preses, an an indirectly-electit govrenment kent as regional buird (consejo regional).

Regions are dividit intae provinces (seicont-level admeenistrative diveesion), ilk o thaim heidit bi a govrenor (gobernador), appointit bi the Preses. Thare 54 provinces at a slump. Provinces is faur dividit intae communes (third an laichest level admeenistrative diveesion), that is govrened bi municipalities.

Namin
Ilka region is gien a Roman numeral, follaeed bi a name (e.g. IV Región de Coquimbo, read as "fowert region o Coquimbo" in Spaingie). Whan the regional structur wis creatit, Roman numerals wur assigned in ascendin order frae north tae sooth, wi the northmaist region designatit as I (first) an the soothmaist region as XII (twalt). The Santiago Metropolitan Region, locate in the centre o the kintra an hame tae the kintra's caipital Santiago, wis excluded frae this namin scheme an gien insteid the initials RM, staundin for Región Metropolitana ("Metropolitan Region" in Spaingie). Wi the creation o regions XIV in the sooth an XV in the north (XIII is no uised) in 2007, the north-sooth Roman numeral order wis broken.

History o the regional structur
The current admeenistrative diveesions o Chile wur creatr in 1974 an leemit tae 13 regions (this limitation wis eliminatit in 2005 via a constitutional reform). Aforehaun, Chile wis dividit intae 25 provinces, that wur faur dividit intae depairtments, an then intae communes. The new territorial organisation wis implementit in phases wi some initial "pilot regions" beginnin tae operate in 1974, extendin the process on 1 Januar 1976 tae the rest o the kintra. The Santiago Metropolitan Region began tae operate in Aprile 1980.

In December 2006, twa new regions wur creatit: the northren Arica an Parinacota Region, bi takkin oot the twa northmaist provinces frae the Tarapacá Region; an Los Ríos Region in the sooth, encompassin the provinces o Valdivia, umwhile pairt o the Los Lagos Region, an Ranco, umwhile pairt o Valdivia.La Nación  Baith regions became operative in October 2007.

Leet o regions
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 Key Name (Scots/Spaingie) Caipital Aurie (km2) PopulationXVArica y ParinacotaRegión de Arica y ParinacotaArica 16,898.6 189,644ITarapacáRegión de TarapacáIquique 41,799.5 238,950IIAntofagastaRegión de AntofagastaAntofagasta 126,049.1 493,984IIIAtacamaRegión de AtacamaCopiapó 75,176.2 254,336IVCoquimboRegión de CoquimboLa Serena 40,579.9 603,210VValparaísoRegión de ValparaísoValparaíso 16,396.1 1,539,852VIO'HigginsRegión del Libertador General Bernardo O'HigginsRancagua 16,387 780,627VIIMauleRegión del MauleTalca 30,296.1 908,097VIIIBiobíoRegión del BiobíoConcepción 37,062.6 1,861,562IXAraucaníaRegión de la AraucaníaTemuco 31,842.3 869,535XIVLos RíosRegión de Los RíosValdivia 18,429.5 356,396XLos LagosRegión de Los LagosPuerto Montt 48,584.5 716,739XIAysénRegión Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del CampoCoihaique 108,494.4 91,492XIIMagallanes an Antártica ChilenaRegión de Magallanes y de la Antártica ChilenaPunta Arenas 132,297.2 150,826RMSantiago MetropolitanRegión Metropolitana de SantiagoSantiago 15,403.2 6,061,185
Note: Populations are frae the 2002 Census.

See an aw
ISO 3166-2:CL
Provinces o Chile
Communes o Chile
Patagonie

 References 


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