Ñuble Province (1974–2018)
The Ñuble Province (Spanish: Provincia de Ñuble) was one of the provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). The provincial capital was the city of Chillán.
Ñuble Provincia Provincia de Ñuble | |
|---|---|
 Seal | |
 Location in the Bío Bío Region | |
  Ñuble Provincia Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 36°37′00″S 71°57′00″W / 36.61667°S 71.95000°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Bío Bío |
| Capital | Chillán |
| Communes | List of 21:
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| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Paola Becker Villa (RN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,178.5 km2 (5,088.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 460,113 |
| • Density | 35/km2 (90/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 285,108 |
| • Rural | 152,995 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 217,024 |
| • Women | 221,079 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[2]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[3]) |
| Area code | 56 + 42 |
| Website | Government of Ñuble |
It was the second province in area in the Bío Bío region, after the Bío Bío province, and the second with more people living in it, after the Concepción province.
The province was created in 1974, as the historical province of Ñuble was supressed by the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In 2018 the province was converted in the Ñuble Region.
Geography
The Ñuble province is in the northern part of the Bío Bío region with an area of 13,178.5 sq mi (34,132 km2).[4] The capital, Chillán, is at about 400 km (250 mi) from Santiago, the national capital.
Ñuble is bordered to the north by the Maule region (Cauquenes and Linares provinces), to the east by Argentina, to the south by the Bío Bío province and to the west by the Concepción province and the Pacific Ocean.
Administration
As a province, Ñuble was a second-level administrative division, consisting of 21 communes (comunas). The city of Chillán served as the provincial capital. The province was administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area[4] (km²) | Population[4] (2002) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08401 | 35 Chillán | Chillán | 511.2 | 161,953 | 316.8 |
| 08402 | 34 Bulnes | Bulnes | 425.4 | 20,595 | 48.4 |
| 08403 | 37 Cobquecura | Cobquecura | 570.3 | 5,687 | 10.0 |
| 08404 | 38 Coelemu | Coelemu | 342.3 | 16,082 | 47.0 |
| 08405 | 39 Coihueco | Coihueco | 1,776.6 | 23,583 | 13.3 |
| 08406 | 36 Chillán Viejo | Chillán Viejo | 291.8 | 22,084 | 75.7 |
| 08407 | 40 El Carmen | El Carmen | 664.3 | 12,845 | 19.3 |
| 08408 | 41 Ninhue | Ninhue | 401.2 | 5,738 | 14.3 |
| 08409 | 42 Ñiquén | Ñiquén | 493.1 | 11,421 | 23.2 |
| 08410 | 43 Pemuco | Pemuco | 562.7 | 8,821 | 15.7 |
| 08411 | 44 Pinto | Pinto | 1,164.0 | 9,875 | 8.5 |
| 08412 | 45 Portezuelo | Portezuelo | 282.3 | 5,470 | 19.4 |
| 08413 | 46 Quillón | Quillón | 423.0 | 15,146 | 35.8 |
| 08414 | 47 Quirihue | Quirihue | 589.0 | 11,429 | 19.4 |
| 08415 | 48 Ránquil | Ránquil | 248.3 | 5,683 | 22.9 |
| 08416 | 49 San Carlos | San Carlos | 874.0 | 50,088 | 57.3 |
| 08417 | 50 San Fabián | San Fabián | 1,568.3 | 3,646 | 2.3 |
| 08418 | 51 San Ignacio | San Ignacio | 363.6 | 16,106 | 44.3 |
| 08419 | 52 San Nicolás | San Nicolás | 490.5 | 9,741 | 19.9 |
| 08420 | 53 Treguaco | Treguaco | 313.1 | 5,296 | 16.9 |
| 08421 | 54 Yungay | Yungay | 823.5 | 16,814 | 20.4 |
| Total of the Ñuble province | 13,178.5 | 438,103 | 33.2 | ||
Related pages
References
Other websites
- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional del Bío Bío Official website (in Spanish)
- Province of Ñuble website Archived 2014-03-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)