Valparaíso Region
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Valparaíso Region
Región de Valparaíso | |
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Government | |
• Governor | Rodrigo Mundaca (FA) |
Area | |
• Total | 16,396.1 km2 (6,330.6 sq mi) |
• Rank | 13 |
Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
Population (2017 census)[1] | |
• Total | 1,790,219 |
• Rank | 2 |
• Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
GDP (PPP) | |
• Total | $30.758 billion (2014) |
• Per capita | $17,009 (2014) |
ISO 3166 code | CL-VS |
HDI (2019) | 0.867[3] very high |
Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
The Valparaíso Region (Spanish: Región de Valparaíso, pronounced
Its capital is the port city of Valparaíso; other important cities include Viña del Mar, Quillota, San Felipe, Quilpué, Villa Alemana, and San Antonio.
Administration
As a region, Valparaíso is a first-level administrative division. Since 2021, the region is governed by the governor, who is elected by popular vote. The current governor is Rodrigo Mundaca (Broad Front).
Geography and natural features
The region is on the same latitude as the
The Valparaíso Region is part of the very restricted range of the
Demographics
The Valparaíso Region is populated by 1.71 million inhabitants. The population density reached 94.1 inhabitants/km2. 91.6% of the population lives in urban areas and only 8.4% of the population lives in rural areas.[citation needed]
The most populous municipalities in the region are Valparaíso, with 308,000 inhabitants and
Immigration and culture
Valparaíso developed as a trans-oceanic rest stop for fishing ships, sea cruise-liners, and international naval ships. Therefore, a large proportion of residents have a variety of national origins, ethnic groups, and cultures.
It is thought[
In racial terms, the majority of Valparaíso's inhabitants are
Economics and industry
The Valparaíso Region is a host of agricultural lands, wine producers, and industrial activity such as copper mining and cement. Chile's largest oil refinery is located in Concón (on the mouth of the Aconcagua River and about 20 km (12 mi) north of Valparaíso) and there are two important copper ore refineries: the state-owned Ventanas (on the coast and north of Concón) and the private works in Chagres, about 55 mi (89 km) inland.
The region also is a hub for chemicals and gas storage near the port of Quintero. In the interior valleys, there is a booming export industry, mainly around the avocado (palta), chirimoyas and flowers. The most striking recent development has been the cultivation of hillsides using high-tech drip feed irrigation. This has allowed otherwise dry and unproductive land to bear high yields.
Provinces and communes
Region | Province | Commune | Area (km2)[5][6] |
2002[5][6] Population |
Website[7] |
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Valparaíso | |||||
Isla de Pascua | |||||
Isla de Pascua
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164 | 3,791 | link Archived 17 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine | ||
Los Andes | |||||
San Esteban | 1,362 | 14,400 | link | ||
Rinconada | 123 | 6,692 | link | ||
Los Andes | 1,248 | 60,198 | link | ||
Calle Larga | 322 | 10,393 | link | ||
Marga Marga
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Villa Alemana | 97 | 95,623 | link | ||
Quilpué | 537 | 128,578 | link | ||
Limache | 294 | 39,219 | link | ||
Olmué | 232 | 14,105 | link | ||
Petorca | |||||
Zapallar | 288 | 5,659 | link | ||
Petorca | 1,517 | 9,440 | link | ||
Papudo | 166 | 4,608 | link | ||
La Ligua | 1,163 | 31,987 | link | ||
Cabildo | 1,455 | 18,916 | link | ||
Quillota | |||||
Quillota | 302 | 75,916 | link | ||
Nogales | 405 | 21,633 | link | ||
La Cruz | 78 | 12,851 | link | ||
La Calera | 61 | 49,503 | link | ||
Hijuelas | 267 | 16,014 | link | ||
San Antonio | |||||
Santo Domingo | 536 | 7,418 | link | ||
San Antonio | 405 | 87,205 | link | ||
El Tabo | 99 | 7,028 | link | ||
El Quisco | 51 | 9,467 | link | ||
Cartagena | 346 | 16,875 | link | ||
Algarrobo | 176 | 8,601 | link | ||
San Felipe
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Santa María | 166 | 12,813 | link | ||
San Felipe | 186 | 64,126 | link | ||
Putaendo | 1,474 | 14,649 | link | ||
Panquehue | 122 | 6,567 | link | ||
Llaillay
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349 | 21,644 | link | ||
Catemu | 362 | 12,112 | link | ||
Valparaíso | |||||
Viña del Mar | 122 | 286,931 | link | ||
Valparaíso | 402 | 275,982 | link | ||
Quintero | 148 | 21,174 | link | ||
Puchuncaví | 300 | 12,954 | link | ||
Concón | 76 | 32,273 | link | ||
Casablanca | 953 | 21,874 | link | ||
Juan Fernández | 148 | 633 | link Archived 6 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine |
References
- C. Michael Hogan (2008) Chilean Wine Palm: Jubaea chilensis, GlobalTwitcher.com, ed. Nicklas Stromberg
- Valparaíso Region, Chile (2006) [1]
Line notes
Citations
- ^ Government of Chile Foreign Investment Committee. Archived from the originalon 3 November 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita Archived 11 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine, OECD.Stats.
- ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ^ "Valparaíso (1820–1920) – Memoria Chilena". Archived from the original on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ a b "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ a b "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "Asociacion Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.
External links
- Gobierno Regional de Valparaíso Archived 15 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Official website (in Spanish)
- Robinson Crusoe, Moai statues and the Rapa Nui: the stories of Chile's far-off islands Archived 30 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine