For other uses, see Aconcagua (disambiguation)

Aconcagua (disambiguation)

Aconcagua can refer to:*Aconcagua, mountain in Mendoza, Argentina*Aconcagua Provincial Park, provincial park in Mendoza, Argentina*Universidad del Aconcagua, university in Mendoza, Argentina*San Felipe de Aconcagua Province, Valparaíso, Chile...

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San Felipe de Aconcagua 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

Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...

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 city of San Felipe

San Felipe, Chile

San Felipe is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is located north of the national capital of Santiago...

 (pop. 64,126).

Administration

As a province, San Felipe de Aconcagua 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 (Spanish

Spanish language

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: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde

Alcalde

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 and municipal council

Municipal council

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• Catemu
  Catemu
  Catemu is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.-Demographics:According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Catemu commune had 12,112 inhabitants; of these, 6,706 lived in urban areas and 5,406 in rural areas. At...
  
  
• Llaillay
• Panquehue
  Panquehue
  Panquehue is a Chilean town and commune in San Felipe de Aconcagua Province, Valparaíso Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Panquehue spans an area of and has 6,567 inhabitants . Of these, 2,904 lived in urban areas and 3,663 in rural areas...
  
  
• Putaendo
  Putaendo
  Putaendo is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.-History:Before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors, Putaendo was a very old town of hunters and gatherers. The Spanish were attracted to gold mines discovered in the outskirts of town...
  
  
• San Felipe
  San Felipe, Chile
  San Felipe is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is located north of the national capital of Santiago...
  
   (capital)
• Santa María
  Santa María, Chile
  Santa María is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.-Demographics:...
  
  

Geography and demography

The province spans a landlocked area of 2659.2 sqkm, the third largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census, San Felipe de Aconcagua is the fifth most populous province in the region with a population of 131,911. At that time, there were 98,925 people living in urban area

Urban area

An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...

s, 32,986 people living in rural areas, 65,090 men and 66,821 women.

External links

Official link