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Valparaíso Province
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Valparaíso Province |
| native_name | Provincia de Valparaíso |
| native_name_lang | es |
| settlement_type | Province |
| image_seal | Logo de la Gobernación Provincial de Valparaíso.svg |
| image_map | Provincia de Valparaíso.svg |
| map_alt | Location in the Valparaíso Region |
| pushpin_map | Chile |
| pushpin_map_narrow | yes |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Chile |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Chile |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Valparaíso |
| parts_type | Communes |
| named_for | Valparaíso de Arriba, Spain |
| parts_style | coll |
| parts | List of 7: |
| p1 | Valparaíso |
| p2 | Viña del Mar |
| p3 | Concón |
| p4 | Quintero |
| p5 | Puchuncaví |
| p6 | Casablanca |
| p7 | Juan Fernández |
| seat_type | Capital |
| seat | Valparaíso |
| government_type | Provincial |
| leader_title | Presidential Provincial Delegate |
| leader_name | None |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 2146.6 |
| area_rank | 4 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 713065 |
| population_as_of | 2012 Census |
| population_rank | 1 |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_blank1_title | Urban |
| population_blank1 | 639,255 |
| population_blank2_title | Rural |
| population_blank2 | 12,566 |
| demographics_type1 | Sex |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Men |
| demographics1_info1 | 315,785 |
| demographics1_title2 | Women |
| demographics1_info2 | 336,036 |
| timezone | CLT |
| utc_offset | -4 |
| timezone_DST | CLST |
| utc_offset_DST | -3 |
| area_code | *country* 56 + *area* 32 |
| website | [Governorate of Valparaíso](http://www.gobernacionValparaiso.gov.cl/) |
Valparaíso Province () is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the coastal city of Valparaíso (pop. 275,982).
Administration
As a province, Valparaíso is a second-level administrative division, it was governed by a provincial governor who was appointed by the president. Since 2021, however, it is directly governmed by a regional presidential delegate, also appointed by the President, because one of its communes is the regional capital.
Communes
The province comprises seven communes (Spanish: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:
- Valparaíso
- Viña del Mar
- Concón
- Quintero
- Puchuncaví
- Casablanca
- Juan Fernández
History
The province was created on 1 January 1976. On March 11, 2010, the communes of Quilpué and Villa Alemana were transferred to Marga Marga Province under Law 20,368 (signed August 25, 2009).
Geography and demography
The province spans a coastal area of 2146.6 sqkm, the fourth largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census, Valparaíso was the most populous province in the region with a population of 651,821. At that time, there were 639,255 people living in urban areas, 12,566 people living in rural areas, 315,785 men and 336,036 women.
References
References
- {{in lang. es [http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas]
- "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
- "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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