Country Chile Area rank 2 Area code 56 + 2 Capital Melipilla | Region Santiago Metropolitan Time zone CLT (UTC-4) Area 4,066 km² Team Deportes Melipilla | |
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Website www.gobernacionmelipilla.gov.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.
Contents
- Map of Melipilla Province Santiago Metropolitan Region Chile
- Administration
- Communes
- Geography and demography
- References
Map of Melipilla Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile
Administration
As a province, Melipilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. On March 18, 2010, Paula Andrea Gárate Rojas was appointed by governor by president Sebastián Piñera.
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 (1,570 sq mi), 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.