Ñuble Region

The Ñuble Region () is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Chillán.Creación de la XVI Región de Ñuble

It was founded the 6th of september of 2018 when the Ñuble Province was separated in order to create the new region and 3 new provinces.

The region is named after the Ñuble river.

Geography
The Ñuble region has area of .

It borders the Maule region to the north, Argentina to the east, the Bío Bío region to the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west.

The main river in the region is the
Itata river,  long.
The highest mountains are in the Andes, in the eastern part of the region; these mountains are the Nevados de Chillán.
Ñuble river.

 Climate 
The climate in Chillán is a Mediterranean climate, Csb in the Köppen climate classification.

The average amount of precipitation for the year in Chillán is . The month with the most precipitation on average is June with  of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of .

The average temperature for the year in Chillán is . The warmest month, on average, is January with an average temperature of . The coolest month on average is July, with an average temperature of .

Population
 (last national census), there were 438,103 people living in the region, giving it a population density of  inhabitants/km². The urban population was 285,108 persons ( of the total).

The largest city of the province, in 2002, is its capital, Chillán, with 146,701 inhabitants. Other cities are San Carlos (29,359 inhabitants) and Chillán Viejo (18,827 inhabitants).

 Provinces and Communes 

The Ñuble Region has 3 provinces and 21 communes.

Communes of the Ñuble RegionProvinceCapitalCommuneItataQuirihue 1 Cobquecura 2 Coelemu 3 Ninhue 4 Portezuelo 5 Quirihue 6 Ránquil 7 TreguacoDiguillínBulnes 8 Bulnes 9 Chillán Viejo 10 Chillán 11 El Carmen 12 Pemuco 13 Pinto 14 Quillón 15 San Ignacio 16 YungayPunillaSan Carlos 17 Coihueco 18 Ñiquén 19 San Carlos 20 San Fabián 21 San Nicolás350px

Related pages
Regions of Chile

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