Regions


Region I - Tarapaca Region II - Antofagasta Region III - Atacama Region IV - Coquimbo Region V - Valparaíso The Metropolitan Region - Santiago Region VI - del Libertador General Bernado O’Higgins Region VII - Maule Region VIII - Biobío Region IX - Araucania Region X - Los Lagos Region XI - Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region XII - Magallanes y de la Antárctica Chilena

Chile’s geographic characteristics and its great length not only affect it’s landscape, climate & natural resources – they are also reflected in its people, their traditions, customs and folklore. Moreover, they affect productive activity, the ambitions and investment opportunities of Chileans, and the places where they choose to live. Most of the population, for example, is concentrated in central Chile .

Natural resources, population, and space were taken into consideration in 1974 when Chile was divided administratively into 13 regions. Based on similar criteria, these regions are divided into provinces (totalling 51), and the provinces into municipalities (346). Each region has a capital city which serves as a guide for political, social, economic and development decisions.

Division into regions does not make Chile a federal nation. The regions are subject to central authority, and all are governed by the same laws. The government is, however, encouraging decentralisation in a bid to transfer resources and decision-making power to citizen representatives and regional institutions.

 

Region I: Tarapaca
Region II: Antofagasta
Region III: Atacama
Region IV: Coquimbo
Region V: Valparaíso
The Metropolitan Region: Santiago
Region VI: del Libertador General Bernado O’Higgins
Region VII: Maule
Region VIII: Biobío
Region IX: Araucania
Region X: Los Lagos
Region XI: Aisén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo
Region XII: Magallanes y de la Antárctica Chilena

 

 

 

 

 

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