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Chile is divided into fifteen regions (in Spanish, regiones; singular región), each of which is headed by an superintendent (intendente), appointed by the president. Flag of the President of Chile The President of Chile is both the chief of state and the head of government. ... Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (born September 29, 1951) is the current President of Chile, the first woman to hold this position in the countrys history. ... Congress building The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile. ... Chile Congress building The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chiles bicameral Congress, as established in the current constitution. ... Congress building The Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile (Spanish: Cámara de Diputados) is the lower house of Chiles bicameral Congress. ... Politics of Chile Politics of Chile Political parties in Chile Elections in Chile: President: 1970 - 1989 - 2005 A political party is a political organization subscribing to a certain ideology or formed around very special issues with the aim to participate in power, usually by participating in elections. ... Elections in Chile gives information on election and election results in Chile. ... Chilean presidential candidates: (left to right/top to bottom) Michelle Bachelet, Tomás Hirsch, Joaquín Lavín, Sebastián Piñera A presidential election took place in Chile on Sunday, December 11, 2005. ... The Chilean presidential election of 2009 is scheduled to take place on Friday December 11, 2009. ... The 2005 Chilean parliamentary election took place on December 11, 2005, in conjunction with the presidential election. ... Chile is divided into thirteen regions, each of which is headed by an intendant (intendente). ... Since its return to democracy in 1990, Chile has been an active participant in the international political arena. ... Information on politics by country is available for every country, including both de jure and de facto independent states, inhabited dependent territories, as well as areas of special sovereignty. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (172x800, 50 KB)Original map created by User: Cantus New map with Regions XIV and XV edited by User: Hypotheticalmike Source: La Nacion: 19 December, 2006 http://www. ... Look up Region in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Flag of the President of Chile The President of Chile is both the chief of state and the head of government. ...

The regions have formally both a name and a Roman numeral (e.g. IV, fourth), with the numbers being assigned in sequence from north to south. In general, the Roman numeral is used rather than the name. The only exception is the region where the national capital is situated, which is called the Santiago Metropolitan Region (Región Metropolitana de Santiago, or RM). The system of Roman numerals is a numeral system originating in ancient Rome, and was adapted from Etruscan numerals. ...

Regions are divided into provinces, each headed by a governor (gobernador), appointed by the president. There are 51 (53 pending[1]) provinces, in total. A province is a territorial unit, almost always a country subdivision. ...

Provinces are further divided into comunas, which are frequently mistakenly referred to as municipalities, no doubt because, in all but one case, a single municipality is responsible for a single comuna. According to the Chilean constitution, municipalities, each with its own mayor (alcalde), and councilors, known as concejales. elected by the municipality's inhabitants are responsible to administrate one or more comunas. There are 346 comunas administrated by 345 municipalities. The single comuna which is grouped with another is the comuna of Antarctica, which is combined with the comuna of Puerto Williams A commune is an administrative subdivision of various European (including Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Romania, and the Scandinavian countries), South American (Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay, Paraguay, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia, among others) and African countries, notably Senegal (formerly administered by France). ... A municipality is an administrative entity composed of a clearly defined territory and its population and commonly referring to a city, town, or village, or a small grouping of them. ... A councillor is a member of a council (such as a city council), particularly in the U.K. and its former colonies. ... Puerto Williams is a small Chilean port, located on Isla Navarino facing the Beagle Channel. ...

History of the regional structure

The current administrative divisions of Chile were created in 1974 by the Pinochet military dictatorship. Previously, Chile was divided into 25 provinces, which were further divided into departments, and then into municipalities. The new territorial organization was implemented in phases with some initial "pilot regions" beginning to operate in 1974, extending the process on January 1, 1976 to the rest of the country. The Santiago Metropolitan Region began to operate in April 1980. 1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... Augusto José Ramón Pinochet Ugarte[1] (November 25, 1915 – December 10, 2006) was a general and President of Chile. ... January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... 1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...

In 2003, President Ricardo Lagos sent a bill to Congress so that lawmakers could discuss the administrative division of the country, now under democracy. In 2005, reforms to the Constitution eliminated the 13-region limit, and allowed for more regions to be created. 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Ricardo Froilán Lagos Escobar (born March 2, 1938) is a lawyer, economist and Socialist politician, and the president of Chile since 2000. ... Congress building The National Congress (Spanish: Congreso Nacional) is the legislative branch of the government of the Republic of Chile. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

On December 19, 2006 the Congress passed a bill approving the creation of two new regions: one in the north of the country called XV Arica-Parinacota Region, encompassing the provinces of Arica and Parinacota which are currently part of the Tarapacá Region; and another in the south, formed by the province of Valdivia, formerly part of the Los Lagos Region, called XIV Los Ríos Region (The Rivers Region).[2] December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arica-Parinacota is a proposed region of Chile. ... Arica is a province in Tarapacá Region in Chile. ... Parinacota is a province in Tarapacá Region in Chile. ... Valdivia is a province of Chile located in the southern Los Lagos Region. ... The Chilean President, Ricardo Lagos signing the bill proposing the Los Ríos Region in Valdivia (October 19, 2005) Los Ríos is a proposed region of Chile. ...

List of regions

1. Also spelled Aisén.
2. Legislated Dec. 2007, expected to be functional by mid. 2007

Tarapacá is Chiles northernmost administrative region, hence also known as I Región (1st Region) in the standard north-to-south numbering of Chilean regions. ... Iquique (IPA /ikike/) is a city in northern Chile, capital of Tarapacá Region, on the Pacific coast, just west of the Atacama Desert. ... Antofagasta is Chiles second administrative region from north to south. ... Antofagasta is bordered by the Pacific Ocean on the west and steep hills to the east Street in Antofagasta   () is a port city and episcopal see in northern Chile, about 700 miles north of Santiago. ... Atacama is Chiles third administrative region from north to south. ... Copiapó is a city in the little North of Chile in the region of Atacama (III) and capital of a province of the same name. ... Coquimbo is Chiles fourth administrative region from north to south. ... La Serena (the serene one) is the second oldest city in Chile. ... Valparaíso is Chiles fifth administrative region from north to south. ... Valparaiso is the name of at least three cities and a village: Valparaíso, Chile Valparaiso, Florida Valparaiso, Indiana Valparaiso, Nebraska This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... OHiggins is Chiles sixth administrative region from north to south. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Maule is Chiles seventh administrative region from north to south. ... Talcas main comercial street Talca (2002 Census pop. ... Bío-Bío is Chiles eighth administrative region from north to south. ... City motto: La Capital del Sur de Chile The Capital of the South of Chile Also called Biobios Pearl Founded October 5, 1550, Original Name La Concepción de María Purísima del Nuevo Extremo Region Bío-Bío Region Area  - City Proper  222 km² Population  - City... Araucanía is Chiles ninth administrative region from north to south. ... Temuco Temuco, which in the mapudungun language means temu water, herbal tree used by Mapuches to cure diseases, is the capital of the IX región (la Araucanía), Chile, and is located 670kms south of Santiago. ... Los Lagos (Spanish The lakes) is Chiles tenth administrative region from north to south. ... Puerto Montt Puerto Montt is a port city in southern Chile, located by the Reloncaví Sound, and is the capital of the Llanquihue Province and the Los Lagos Region, at . ... Aysen (also spelled Aisén) is Chiles eleventh administrative region from north to south. ... Panoramic view of the city Coyhaique is the capital city of the Aysen Region of Chile. ... Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region is the southernmost, largest and second least populated region of Chile. ... City of Punta Arenas Punta Arenas in Tierra del Fuego Sunrise view of the Strait of magellan Punta Arenas is the main city on the Strait of Magellan and the capital of the Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena, Chile, and depending on the definition of city... The Chilean President, Ricardo Lagos signing the bill proposing the Los Ríos Region in Valdivia (October 19, 2005) Los Ríos is a proposed region of Chile. ... Valdivia is a city in southern Chile, founded by Pedro de Valdivia, located at the confluence of the Calle Calle, Valdivia and Cau Cau rivers, some 15 km east of the coastal town and bay of Corral. ... Arica-Parinacota is a proposed region of Chile. ... Morro de Arica Arica is a port city in northern Chile, located only 18 km (11 miles) south of the border with Peru. ... The Santiago Metropolitan Region (in Spanish, Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is a landlocked administrative region in central Chile. ... The snowcapped Andes above downtown Santiago Santiago (Spanish:  ) is Chiles capital and largest city. ...

See also

• ISO 3166-2:CL
• Provinces of Chile
• Patagonia

ISO 3166-2:CL are ISO 3166-2 codes for Chile. ... Chile is divided into thirteen regions, each of which is headed by an intendant (intendente). ... In orange the area most commonly defined as Patagonia. ...

External links

• Article on sub-national government in Chile
• Decreto Ley N° 2.339", from 1978 - Denomination of the regions