San Antonio Province is one of eight province

Provinces of Chile

A province is the second largest administrative division in Chile, after a region. Each region is divided into provinces. There are 54 provinces in total....

s of the central Chile

Chile

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an region of Valparaíso

Valparaíso Region

The V Valparaíso Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's third highest population of 1,539,852 million in 2002 and third smallest area of , the region is Chile's second most densely populated after the Santiago Metropolitan Region...

 (V). Its capital is the port city of San Antonio

San Antonio, Chile

San Antonio, meaning "Saint Anthony", is a major Chilean port and a commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region...

 (pop. 87,205).

Administration

As a province

Province

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, San Antonio is a second-level administrative division

Administrative divisions of Chile

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, governed by a provincial governor

Governor

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 who is appointed by the president

President of Chile

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.

Communes

The province comprises six communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde

Alcalde

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 and municipal council

Municipal council

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:

• Algarrobo
  Algarrobo, Chile
  Algarrobo is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located on the country's central coast, it is a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago...
  
  
• El Quisco
  El Quisco
  El Quisco is a Chilean city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. Located in the country's central coast, it serves as a popular summer resort for the population of Santiago...
  
  
• El Tabo
  El Tabo
  El Tabo is a Chilean commune located in the San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of .-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, El Tabo has 7,028 inhabitants . Of these, 6,604 lived in urban areas and 424 in rural areas...
  
  
• Cartagena
  Cartagena, Chile
  Cartagena is a Chilean commune located in the San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of .-History:In the seventeenth century the area surrounding the town became a major producer of wheat, which was shipped to Peru and Spain via the port of...
  
  
• San Antonio
  San Antonio, Chile
  San Antonio, meaning "Saint Anthony", is a major Chilean port and a commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region...
  
   (capital)
• Santo Domingo
  Santo Domingo, Chile
  Santo Domingo is an exclusive Chilean coastal city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. It was founded as Rocas de Santo Domingo .-Demographics:...
  
  

Geography and demography

The province spans a coastal area of 1511.6 sqkm, . According to the 2002 census, San Antonio Province had a population of 136,594, making it the fourth most populous province in the region. At that time, the population was 267,022 inhabitant with 125,637 people living in urban area

Urban area

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s, 10,957 people living in rural areas, 67,771 men and 68,823 women.

External links

Official link