O'Higgins Region

The VI Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region (), often shortened to O'Higgins Region, is one of Chile's 15 first-order administrative divisions. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, one of Chile's founders.

The capital and largest city of the region is Rancagua. The second major city is San Fernando.

History
In 1880, the old "O'Higgins Province" was created with the territory of the present Cachapoal Province. In 1974, with the creation of the Regions of Chile, it became, together with the Colchagua Province, the new Region VI, known since then as Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region.

Geography
The O'Higgins Region is bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by Argentina, to the north by the Valparaíso and Santiago Metropolitan Regions, and to the south by the Maule Region.

The main rivers are the Cachapoal and Tinguiririca.

Population
, there were (estimated) 918,751 persons living in the region, for a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The largest city in the region is its capital, Rancagua, with 206,971 inhabitants (2002 census). Other cities are San Fernando (49,519) and Rengo (30,891).

Administration
The O’Higgins region is divided in three provinces: Cachapoal, Cardenal Caro and Colchagua.


+ O’Higgins Region - Provinces and comunas Provinces Capital Code Comunas Area(km²) Population(2002) Density Cachapoal(061) Rancagua 06101 14 Rancagua 260.3 214,344  06102 1 Codegua 286.9 10,796   06103 2 Coínco 98.2 6,385   06104 3 Coltauco 224.7 16,228  06105 4 Doñihue 78.2 16,916  06106 5 Graneros 112.7  25,961  06107 6 Las Cabras 749.2 20,242  06108 7 Machalí 2,586.0 28,628  06109 8 Malloa 112.6 12,872  06110 9 Mostazal 523.9 21,866  06111 10 Olivar 44.6 12,335  06112 11 Peumo 153.1 13,948  06113 12 Pichidegua 320.0 17,756  06114 13 Quinta de Tilcoco 93.2 11,380  06115 15 Rengo 591.5 50,830  06116 16 Requínoa 673.3 22,161  06117 17 San Vicente 475.8 40,253  Total of the Cachapoal province 7,384.2 542,901  Cardenal Caro(062) Pichilemu 06201 23 Pichilemu 749.1 12,392  06202 18 La Estrella 435.0 4,221  06203 19 Litueche 618.8 5,526  06204 20 Marchihue 659.9 6,904  06205 21 Navidad 300.4 5,422  06206 22 Paredones 561.6 6,695  Total of the Cardenal Caro province 3,324.8 41,160  Colchagua(054) San Fernando  06301 32 San Fernando 2,441.3 63,732  06302 24 Chépica 503.4 13,857  06303 25 Chimbarongo 497.9 32,316  06304 26 Lolol 596.9 6,191  06305 27 Nancagua 111.3 15,634  06306 28 Palmilla 237.3 11,200  06307 29 Peralillo 282.6 9,729  06308 30 Placilla 146.9 8,078  06309 31 Pumanque 440.9 3,442  06310 33 Santa Cruz 419.5 32,387  Total of the Colchagua province 5,678.0 196,566  Total of the region 16,387.0 780,627 

Related pages
Regions of Chile

References

Other websites

 Territorial division of Chile 
Gobierno Regional de O'Higgins  Official website 

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