Los Andes Province, Chile

Los Andes Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V).

The city of Los Andes is the capital of the province.

Geography
The Los Andes province has an area of , the second largest province in the Valparaíso region after the Petorca province.

Los Andes is a landlocked province (it does not border the ocean) and is bordered on the west and north by the San Felipe de Aconcagua province, on the east by Argentina and on the south by the Santiago Metropolitan region.

Population
 (last national census), there were 91,683 people living in the province, giving it a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The largest city of the province is Los Andes, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 60,198 inhabitants.

Administration
As a province, Los Andes is a second-level administrative division, consisting of four communes (comunas). The city of Los Andes serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.

+ Los Andes province Code Comuna  Capital Area(km²) Population(2002) Density 05301 Los Andes Los Andes1,248.3 60,198  05302 Calle Larga Calle Larga 321.7 10,393  05303 Rinconada Rinconada 122.5 6,692  05304 San Esteban San Esteban 1,361.6 14,400  Total of the Los Andes province 3,054.1 91,683 

Related pages
 Provinces of Chile

References

Other websites
 Territorial division of Chile 
 Gobierno Regional de Valparaíso  Official website 
 Province of Los Andes website 

Category:Provinces of Chile
Category:Valparaíso Region