Los Ríos Region

The XIV Los Ríos Region (, Region of the Rivers) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital and largest city is Valdivia.

It began to operate as a region on 2007, having been created by subdividing the Los Lagos Region in southern Chile. It consists of two provinces: Valdivia and the new El Ranco province, that was part of the Valdivia province.

Geography
The Los Ríos region has an area of .

It borders the La Araucanía region to the north, Argentina to the east, the Los Lagos region to the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west.

The two main rivers in the region are the Valdivia river, in the northern part of the region, and the Bueno river, in the southern part of the region.

The highest mountain in the region is the Villarrica volcano () (),  high, near the border with Argentina.

Population
The Los Ríos had a population of 356,396 inhabitants (2002 census) and its population density was .

The largest city in the region is its capital, Valdivia, with 127,750 inhabitants (2002 census). The other provincial capital, La Unión had 25,615 inhabitants.

Administration
The Los Ríos region is further subdivided into two provinces: Valdivia and El Ranco.

+ Los Ríos Region - Provinces and comunas Province Capital Code Comuna Area(km²) Population(2002) Valdivia (141)  Valdivia 14101 Valdivia 1,015.6 140,559 14102 Corral 766.7 5,463 14103 Lanco 532.4 15,107 14104 Los Lagos 1,791.2 20,168 14105 Máfil 582.7 7,213 14106 Mariquina 1,320.5 18,223 14107 Paillaco 896.0 19,237 14108 Panguipulli 3,292.1 33,273 Total of Valdivia province 10,197.2 259,243 El Ranco (142) La Unión 14201 La Unión  2,136.7 39,447 14202 Futrono 2,120.6 14,981 14203 Lago Ranco 1,763.3 10,098 14204 Río Bueno 2,211.7 32,327 Total of El Ranco province 8,232.3 97,153 Total of the region 18,429.5 356,396

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Related pages
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References

Other websites

Gobierno Regional de Los Ríos  Official website