Los Andes Province is one of eight province

Provinces of Chile

A province is the second largest administrative division in Chile, after a region. Each region is divided into provinces. There are 54 provinces in total....

s of the central Chile

Chile

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an region of Valparaíso

Valparaíso Region

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 (V). The city of Los Andes

Los Andes, Chile

Los Andes, founded in July 31, 1791 as Santa Rosa de Los Andes, is a Chilean city and commune located in the province of the same name, in Valparaíso Region...

 is the capital of the province.

Administration

As a province

Province

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, Los Andes is a second-level administrative division

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, governed by a provincial governor

Governor

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 who is appointed by the president

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. Quiroz Edith Ortiz, appointed by president Piñera

Sebastián Piñera

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 on April 22, 2010, is the first woman to hold the office of Governor of Los Andes.

Communes

The province is composed of four communes (Spanish

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: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde

Alcalde

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 and municipal council

Municipal council

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:

• Calle Larga
  Calle Larga
  Calle Larga is city and one of four communes in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.-Administration:...
  
  
• Los Andes
  Los Andes, Chile
  Los Andes, founded in July 31, 1791 as Santa Rosa de Los Andes, is a Chilean city and commune located in the province of the same name, in Valparaíso Region...
  
  
• San Esteban
  San Esteban, Chile
  San Esteban is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of .-Demographics:...
  
  
• Rinconada
  Rinconada
  Rinconada is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It was created on 18 January 1897 by Federico Errázuriz Echaurren.-Demographics:...
  
  

Geography and demography

The province spans a landlocked area of 3054.1 sqkm, the second largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census, Los Andes is the sixth most populous province in the region with a population of 91,683. At that time, there were 74,104 people living in urban area

Urban area

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s, 17,579 people living in rural areas, 46,325 men and 45,358 women.

External links

• Governorate of Los Andes