Chacabuco Province
| Provincia de Chacabuco Chacabuco Province
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| Basic data | |
| Country | Chile |
| region | Metropolitan Region of Santiago |
| Seat | Colina |
| surface | 2,076.1 km² |
| Residents | 203.993 |
| density | 98 inhabitants per km² |
| ISO 3166-2 | CL-RM |
Coordinates: 33 ° 6 ′ S , 70 ° 48 ′ W
The province of Chacabuco is a province in the north of the Chilean capital Santiago and belongs to the Región Metropolitana de Santiago . Its capital is Colina .
The province of Chacabuco covers an area of 2076.1 km² and has 203,993 inhabitants ( 2012 census ).
Communities
The province consists of three municipalities (Comunas) :
| local community | Area (km²) | Population (2012) |
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| Colina | 971.2 | 112,616 |
| Lampa | 451.9 | 75,080 |
| Tiltil | 653.0 | 16,297 |
Larger places in the province are:
- Batuco (Comuna Lampa)
- Colina (Comuna Colina)
- Estación Colina (Comuna Lampa)
- Huertos Familiares (Comuna Tiltil)
- Lampa (Comuna Lampa)
- Tiltil (Comuna Tiltil)
history
The Battle of Chacabuco took place in Chacabuco in 1817 .
proof
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas , División Político Administrativa y Censal 2007, Santiago 2008, p. 295
- ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas , Resultados XVIII Censo de Población 2012, Tomo 1, Santiago 2014, p. 37
Provinces of the Región Metropolitana de Santiago