Melipilla Province

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Melipilla Province
Provincia de Melipilla
Province
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Location in the Santiago Metropolitan Region
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Melipilla Province
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 33°44′S71°11′W / 33.733°S 71.183°W / -33.733; -71.183 Coordinates: 33°44′S71°11′W / 33.733°S 71.183°W / -33.733; -71.183
Country Chile
Region Santiago Metropolitan
Capital Melipilla
Communes
List of 5:
Government
 • Type Provincial
 •  Presidential Provincial Delegate Sandra Saavedra Lowenberger (Communist Party)
Area
[1]
 • Total4,065.7 km2 (1,569.8 sq mi)
 • Rank2
Population
 (2002 Census) [1]
 • Total141,165
 • Rank5
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
 •  Urban
80,790
 •  Rural
60,375
Sex
[1]
 • Men71,595
 • Women69,570
Time zone UTC-4 (CLT [2] )
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST [3] )
Area code 56 + 2
Website dppmelipilla.gob.cl

Melipilla Province (Spanish : Provincia de Melipilla) is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The provincial capital is the city of Melipilla.

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Administration

As a province, Melipilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president. The current delegate is Sandra Saavedra, who was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.

Communes

The province comprises five communes (Spanish: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:

Geography and demography

The province spans an area of 4,065.7 square kilometres (4,066 km2), the second largest in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census, Melipilla was the fifth most populous province in the region with a total population of 141,165. At that time, there were 80,790 people living in urban areas, 60,375 living in rural areas, 71,595 men, and 69,570 women. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 (in Spanish) Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
  2. ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  3. ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
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