Regions of Chile facts for kids

Chile is divided into 15 regions (in Spanish, regiones; singular región), which are the first-level administrative division in the country. Each region is ruled by an intendant (intendente), designated by the President, and a body elected indirectly known as regional board (consejo regional).

Regions are divided into provinces (second-level administrative division), each of them ruled by a governor (gobernador), designated by the President too. There are 54 provinces, in total. Provinces are further divided into communes or comunas (third and lowest level administrative division), which are governed by municipalities.

List of regions

	Code	Region	Capital	Provinces	Comunas	Area (km²)	Population (2015)
	XV	Arica and Parinacota	Arica	2	4	16,873.3	239,126
	I	Tarapacá	Iquique	2	7	42,225.8	336,769
	II	Antofagasta	Antofagasta	3	9	126,049.1	622,640
	III	Atacama	Copiapó	3	9	75,176.2	312,486
	IV	Coquimbo	La Serena	3	15	40,579.9	77,1085
	V	Valparaíso	Valparaíso	8	38	16396.1	1,825,757
	RM	Santiago	Santiago	6	52	15,403.2	7,314,176
	VI	O'Higgins	Rancagua	3	33	16,387.0	918,751
	VII	Maule	Talca	4	30	30,296.1	1,042,989
	VIII	Bío Bío	Concepción	4	54	37,068.7	2,114,286
	IX	Araucanía	Temuco	2	32	31,842.3	989,798
	XIV	Los Ríos	Valdivia	2	12	18,429.5	404,432
	X	Los Lagos	Puerto Montt	4	30	48,583.6	841,123
	XI	Aysén	Coihaique	4	10	108,494.4	108,328
	XII	Magallanes	Punta Arenas	4	11	132,297.2	164,661

Regions of Chile
Arica y Parinacota | Tarapacá | Antofagasta | Atacama | Coquimbo | Valparaíso | O'Higgins | Maule | Bío Bío | La Araucanía | Los Ríos | Los Lagos | Aysén | Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena | RM Santiago

See also

In Spanish: Regiones de Chile para niños