Malleco Province
The Malleco Province (Spanish: Provincia de Malleco) is one of two provinces of the Chilean region of Araucanía (IX). The provincial capital is the city of Angol.
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Provincia de Malleco | |
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 Seal  Malleco, in red, in the Araucanía Region | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′S 72°15′W / 38.250°S 72.250°WCoordinates: 38°15′S 72°15′W / 38.250°S 72.250°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Araucanía |
| Capital | Angol |
| Comunas | See list |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Benigno Quiñones Lara[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 13,433.3 km2 (5,186.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 201,615 |
| • Density | 15.00860/km2 (38.87209/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
The Malleco province is in the northern half of the Araucanía region with an area of 13,433.3 sq mi (34,792 km2).[2] The capital, Temuco, is in the northwestern part of the province.
Malleco is bordered to the north by the Bío Bío provinces, to the east by Argentina, to the south by the Cautín province and to the west by the Arauco province.
Climate
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Angol-Los Estanques, at an altitude of 72 m (236 ft), is 1,094.8 mm (43.1 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is July with 238.6 mm (9.4 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of 12 mm (0.5 in).[3]
Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 201,615 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 15.0 inhabitants/km².[2] The urban population was 139,261 persons (69% of the total population).
The largest city of the province, in 2002, is its capital, Angol, with 43,801 inhabitants.
Administration
As a province, Malleco is a second-level administrative division, consisting of 11 communes (comunas). The city of Angol serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area[2] (km²) |
Population[2] (2002) |
Density |
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| 09201 | 22 Angol | Angol | 1,194.4 | 48,996 | 41.0 |
| 09202 | 23 Collipulli | Collipulli | 1,295.9 | 22,354 | 17.2 |
| 09203 | 24 Curacautín | Curacautín | 1,664.0 | 16,970 | 10.2 |
| 09204 | 25 Ercilla | Ercilla | 499.7 | 9,041 | 18.1 |
| 09205 | 26 Lonquimay | Lonquimay | 3,914.2 | 10,237 | 2.6 |
| 09206 | 27 Los Sauces | Los Sauces | 849.8 | 7,581 | 8.9 |
| 09207 | 28 Lumaco | Lumaco | 1,119.0 | 11,405 | 10.2 |
| 09208 | 29 Purén | Purén | 464.9 | 12,868 | 27.7 |
| 09209 | 30 Renaico | Renaico | 267.4 | 9,128 | 34.1 |
| 09210 | 31 Traiguén | Traiguén | 908.0 | 19,534 | 21.5 |
| 09211 | 32 Victoria | Victoria | 1,256.0 | 33,501 | 26.7 |
| Total of Malleco province | 13,433.3 | 201,615 | 15.0 | ||
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Conozca al Gobernador" (in español). Gobernación Provincial de Malleco. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Región de la Araucanía" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. 2007. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ↑ "Angol-Los Estanques Climate & Temperature". Climatemps.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
Other websites
- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional de la Araucanía Official website (in Spanish)
- Province of Malleco website (in Spanish)