Valparaíso Region

Coordinates: 33°02′36″S 71°37′26″W / 33.04333°S 71.62389°W / -33.04333; -71.62389
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Valparaíso Region
Región de Valparaíso
The Edificio Armada de Chile
Government
 • GovernorRodrigo Mundaca (FA)
Area
 • Total16,396.1 km2 (6,330.6 sq mi)
 • Rank13
Lowest elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2017 census)[1]
 • Total1,790,219
 • Rank2
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
GDP (PPP)
 • Total$30.758 billion (2014)
 • Per capita$17,009 (2014)
ISO 3166 codeCL-VS
HDI (2019)0.867[3]
very high
WebsiteOfficial website (in Spanish)

The Valparaíso Region (Spanish: Región de Valparaíso, pronounced

Juan Fernandez Islands
.

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

Nevado Juncal.

The region is on the same latitude as the

Viña del Mar. Additionally, the Pacific islands of Easter Island, Isla Salas y Gómez, the Juan Fernández Islands and the Desventuradas Islands
fall under the Valparaíso Region's administration.

The Valparaíso Region is part of the very restricted range of the

Chilean wine palm (Jubaea chilensis); in prehistoric times, this endemic Chilean tree had a significantly larger range.[FN 2]

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

Greater Valparaíso, a continuum of 1.75 million people. There are also Quillota, with about 201,000 inhabitants and San Antonio with more than 200,000 inhabitants with estimates at 250,000 to be the region's second-largest city.[citation needed][when?
]

Immigration and culture

Hills in Valparaiso.
Bosques de Montemar, Concón.
Viña del Mar.
Pontifical Catholic University of Valparaíso.
Reñaca.
The Moai of Easter Island.

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.

Galician settlers from the Spanish region of Galicia
.

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]
Valparaíso
Isla de Pascua
Isla de Pascua
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
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
Santa María 166 12,813 link
San Felipe 186 64,126 link
Putaendo 1,474 14,649 link
Panquehue 122 6,567 link
Llaillay
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

Line notes

  1. ^ Valparaíso Region, 2006
  2. ^ C. Michael Hogan, 2008

Citations

  1. ^
    Government of Chile Foreign Investment Committee. Archived from the original
    on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
  2. ^ Regions and Cities > Regional Statistics > Regional Economy > Regional GDP per Capita Archived 11 August 2019 at the Wayback Machine, OECD.Stats.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI – Area Database – Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Valparaíso (1820–1920) – Memoria Chilena". Archived from the original on 30 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  6. ^ a b "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 June 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  7. ^ "Asociacion Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.

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