San Felipe de Aconcagua Province facts for kids
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San Felipe de Aconcagua
Provincia de San Felipe de Aconcagua
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| Country |  Chile |
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| Region | Valparaíso | ||||
| Capital | San Felipe | ||||
| Comunas | Catemu, Llaillay, Panquehue, Putaendo, San Felipe, Santa María | ||||
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| • Type | Provincial | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 2,659.2 km2 (1,026.7 sq mi) | ||||
| Population
(2002 Census)
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| • Total | 131,911 | ||||
| • Density | 49.6055/km2 (128.4777/sq mi) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) | ||||
| Area code(s) | 56 + 34 | ||||
| Website | Official website: http://www.gobernacionsanfelipe.gov.cl/ | ||||
San Felipe de Aconcagua Province (Spanish: Provincia de San Felipe de Aconcagua) is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). The city of San Felipe is the capital of the province.
Geography
The San Felipe de Aconcagua province has an area of 2,659.2 km2 (1,026.7 sq mi), the third largest province in the Valparaíso region; only the Petorca and Los Andes provinces are more large.
San Felipe de Aconcagua is a landlocked province (it does not border the ocean) and is bordered on the north by the Petorca province, on the east by Argentina and the Los Andes province, to the south by the Santiago Metropolitan region, and to the west by the Quillota province.
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The main rivers of the province are the Aconcagua river and its right tributary, the Putaendo river.
Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 131,911 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 49.6 inhabitants/km².
The largest city of the province is San Felipe, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 57,760 inhabitants. Other cities are Llaillay (16,215), Santa María (8,126) and Putaendo (7,214).
Administration
As a province, San Felipe de Aconcagua is a second-level administrative division, consisting of six communes (comunas). The city of San Felipe serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area (km²) |
Population (2002) |
Density |
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| 05701 | San Felipe | San Felipe | 185.9 | 64,126 | 344.9 |
| 05702 | Catemu | Catemu | 361.6 | 12,112 | 33.5 |
| 05703 | Llaillay | Llaillay | 349.1 | 21,644 | 62.0 |
| 05704 | Panquehue | Panquehue | 121.9 | 6,567 | 53.9 |
| 05705 | Putaendo | Putaendo | 1,474.4 | 14,649 | 9.9} |
| 05706 | Santa María | Santa María | 166.3 | 12,813 | 990.9 |
| Total of the San Felipe province | 2,659.2 | 131,911 | 49.6 | ||
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See also
In Spanish: Provincia de San Felipe de Aconcagua para niños
