Los Ríos Region

The XIV Los Ríos Region (Spanish: Región de Los Ríos, Region of the Rivers) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital and largest city is Valdivia.

Los Ríos Region Región de Los Ríos
Region of Chile
Alerce Costero National Park
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Los Ríos Region
Coordinates: 39°48′30″S 73°14′30″W
Country	Chile
Capital	Valdivia
Provinces	Valdivia, Ranco
Government
• Intendant	César Asenjo (UDI)
Area [1]
• Total	18,429.5 km2 (7,115.7 sq mi)
• Rank	11
Highest elevation	2,236 m (7,336 ft)
Lowest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Population  (2017 census)[1]
• Total	380,181
• Rank	11
• Density	21/km2 (53/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CL-LR
HDI (2019)	0.795[2] high
Website	Official website

It began to operate as a region on 2007, having been created by subdividing the Los Lagos Region in southern Chile. It consists of two provinces: Valdivia and the new El Ranco province, that was part of the Valdivia province.

Geography

The Los Ríos region has an area of 18,429.5 km² (7,115.7 sq mi).^[3]

It borders the La Araucanía region to the north, Argentina to the east, the Los Lagos region to the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west.^[3]

The two main rivers in the region are the Valdivia river, in the northern part of the region, and the Bueno river, in the southern part of the region.

The highest mountain in the region is the Villarrica volcano (Spanish: Volcán Villarrica) (39°25′15″S 71°56′22″W), 2,860 m (9,380 ft) high, near the border with Argentina.^[4]

Population

The Los Ríos had a population of 356,396 inhabitants (2002 census) and its population density was 19.3.

The largest city in the region is its capital, Valdivia, with 127,750 inhabitants (2002 census). The other provincial capital, La Unión had 25,615 inhabitants.

Administration

The Los Ríos region is further subdivided into two provinces: Valdivia and El Ranco.

Panguipulli

Futrono

Río Bueno

Lago Ranco

La Unión

Corral

Paillaco

Valdivia

Máfil

Lanco

Mariquina

Los Lagos

Los Ríos Region - Provinces and comunas

Province	Capital	Code	Comuna	Area[3] (km²)	Population[3] (2002)
Valdivia (141)	Valdivia	14101	Valdivia	1,015.6	140,559
		14102	Corral	766.7	5,463
		14103	Lanco	532.4	15,107
		14104	Los Lagos	1,791.2	20,168
		14105	Máfil	582.7	7,213
		14106	Mariquina	1,320.5	18,223
		14107	Paillaco	896.0	19,237
		14108	Panguipulli	3,292.1	33,273
Total of Valdivia province				10,197.2	259,243
El Ranco (142)	La Unión	14201	La Unión	2,136.7	39,447
		14202	Futrono	2,120.6	14,981
		14203	Lago Ranco	1,763.3	10,098
		14204	Río Bueno	2,211.7	32,327
Total of El Ranco province				8,232.3	97,153
Total of the region				18,429.5	356,396

Gallery

• 
  Valdivia cathedral.
• 
  Plaza de la Concordia, La Unión.
• 
  Huishue lake.
• 
  Villarrica lake and volcano.

Related pages

• Regions of Chile

References

1. "Los Ríos Region". Government of Chile Foreign Investment Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2010.^{[permanent dead link]}
2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
3. "Región de Los Ríos" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2017.
4. "Volcán Villarrica, Chile". Peakbagger.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.

Other websites

• Media related to Los Ríos Region at Wikimedia Commons
• Gobierno Regional de Los Ríos Archived 2013-12-04 at the Wayback Machine Official website (in Spanish)

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