O'Higgins Region
The VI Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region (Spanish: VI Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins), often shortened to O'Higgins Region, is one of Chile's 15 first-order administrative divisions. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, one of Chile's founders.
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Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region | |
| Coordinates: 34°10′02″S 70°43′37″W / 34.16722°S 70.72694°WCoordinates: 34°10′02″S 70°43′37″W / 34.16722°S 70.72694°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Capital | Rancagua |
| Provinces | Cachapoal, Colchagua, Cardenal Caro |
| Government | |
| • Presidential Regional Delegate | Fabio López (Independent) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 16,387.0 km2 (6,327.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 14 |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
| • Total | 908,545 |
| • Rank | 6 |
| • Density | 55.44303/km2 (143.5968/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | CL-LI |
| HDI (2019) | 0.820[2] very high |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
The capital and largest city of the region is Rancagua. The second major city is San Fernando.
History
In 1880, the old "O'Higgins Province" was created with the territory of the present Cachapoal Province. In 1974, with the creation of the Regions of Chile, it became, together with the Colchagua Province, the new Region VI, known since then as Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region.
Geography
The O'Higgins Region is bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by Argentina, to the north by the Valparaíso and Santiago Metropolitan Regions, and to the south by the Maule Region.[3]
Population
As of 2015[update], there were (estimated) 918,751 persons living in the region,[4] for a population density of 56.1 inhabitants/km².
The largest city in the region is its capital, Rancagua, with 206,971 inhabitants (2002 census). Other cities are San Fernando (49,519) and Rengo (30,891).
Administration
The O’Higgins region is divided in three provinces: Cachapoal, Cardenal Caro and Colchagua.
| Provinces | Capital | Code[5] | Comunas | Area[3] (km²) |
Population[3] (2002) |
Density |
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| Cachapoal (061) |
Rancagua | 06101 | 14 Rancagua | 260.3 | 214,344 | 823.4 |
| 06102 | 1 Codegua | 286.9 | 10,796 | 37.6 | ||
| 06103 | 2 Coínco | 98.2 | 6,385 | 65.0 | ||
| 06104 | 3 Coltauco | 224.7 | 16,228 | 72.2 | ||
| 06105 | 4 Doñihue | 78.2 | 16,916 | 216.3 | ||
| 06106 | 5 Graneros | 112.7 | 25,961 | 230.4 | ||
| 06107 | 6 Las Cabras | 749.2 | 20,242 | 27.0 | ||
| 06108 | 7 Machalí | 2,586.0 | 28,628 | 11.1 | ||
| 06109 | 8 Malloa | 112.6 | 12,872 | 114.3 | ||
| 06110 | 9 Mostazal | 523.9 | 21,866 | 41.7 | ||
| 06111 | 10 Olivar | 44.6 | 12,335 | 276.6 | ||
| 06112 | 11 Peumo | 153.1 | 13,948 | 91.1 | ||
| 06113 | 12 Pichidegua | 320.0 | 17,756 | 55.5 | ||
| 06114 | 13 Quinta de Tilcoco | 93.2 | 11,380 | 122.1 | ||
| 06115 | 15 Rengo | 591.5 | 50,830 | 485.1 | ||
| 06116 | 16 Requínoa | 673.3 | 22,161 | 32.9 | ||
| 06117 | 17 San Vicente | 475.8 | 40,253 | 84.6 | ||
| Total of the Cachapoal province | 7,384.2 | 542,901 | 73.5 | |||
| Cardenal Caro (062) |
Pichilemu | 06201 | 23 Pichilemu | 749.1 | 12,392 | 16.5 |
| 06202 | 18 La Estrella | 435.0 | 4,221 | 9.7 | ||
| 06203 | 19 Litueche | 618.8 | 5,526 | 8.9 | ||
| 06204 | 20 Marchihue | 659.9 | 6,904 | 10.5 | ||
| 06205 | 21 Navidad | 300.4 | 5,422 | 18.0 | ||
| 06206 | 22 Paredones | 561.6 | 6,695 | 11.9 | ||
| Total of the Cardenal Caro province | 3,324.8 | 41,160 | 12.4 | |||
| Colchagua (054) |
San Fernando | 06301 | 32 San Fernando | 2,441.3 | 63,732 | 26.1 |
| 06302 | 24 Chépica | 503.4 | 13,857 | 27.5 | ||
| 06303 | 25 Chimbarongo | 497.9 | 32,316 | 64.9 | ||
| 06304 | 26 Lolol | 596.9 | 6,191 | 10.4 | ||
| 06305 | 27 Nancagua | 111.3 | 15,634 | 140.5 | ||
| 06306 | 28 Palmilla | 237.3 | 11,200 | 47.2 | ||
| 06307 | 29 Peralillo | 282.6 | 9,729 | 34.4 | ||
| 06308 | 30 Placilla | 146.9 | 8,078 | 55.0 | ||
| 06309 | 31 Pumanque | 440.9 | 3,442 | 7.8 | ||
| 06310 | 33 Santa Cruz | 419.5 | 32,387 | 77.2 | ||
| Total of the Colchagua province | 5,678.0 | 196,566 | 34.6 | |||
| Total of the region | 16,387.0 | 780,627 | 47.6 | |||
O'Higgins Region Media
Köppen climate types in the O'Higgins Region.
Cathedral at Plaza de los Heroes
Related pages
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "O´Higgins Region". Government of Chile Foreign Investment Committee. Retrieved 13 March 2010.[dead link]
- ↑ "Subnational Human Development Index". Retrieved 26 October 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Población país y regiones - Actualización 2002-2012 y Proyección 2013-2020" (XLS) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Código Único Territorial (CUT)" (XLS). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 4 September 2016.
Other websites
- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional de O'Higgins Official website (in Spanish)
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