Communes of Chile

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A commune (Spanish: comuna) is the smallest administrative subdivision in Chile and may contain cities, towns, villages, hamlets as well as rural areas. In highly populated areas such as some cities, there may be no practical distinction between the city and the commune which contains it. In sparsely populated areas, a commune may contain substantial rural area together with several settled areas which could range from hamlets to towns or cities.

Each commune is governed by a directly-elected body or municipality (municipalidad), consisting of one mayor (alcalde) and a group of councilpeople (concejales), for a period of four years. According to Chilean law, a single municipality may administer one or more communes. Currently, the only such case is the municipality of Cabo de Hornos, which administers the communes of Antártica and Cabo de Hornos.

Chile's 346 communes are grouped into 53 provinces, which are themselves grouped into 15 regions.

[edit] List of communes by region and province

Traditionally, Chilean regions are listed in geographical order starting with the northernmost region, but leaving the Santiago Metropolitan Region at the end. The following listing reflects this ordering scheme with the provinces within each region, and the communes in each province also being listed from north to south, according to the official numbered ordering.

The following list also doubles as Chile's complete administrative division at all levels.

[edit] XV – Arica and Parinacota Region

[edit] Arica Province

[edit] Parinacota Province

[edit] I – Tarapacá Region

[edit] Iquique Province

[edit] Tamarugal Province

[edit] II – Antofagasta Region

[edit] Antofagasta Province

[edit] El Loa Province

[edit] Tocopilla Province

[edit] III – Atacama Region

[edit] Copiapó Province

[edit] Chañaral Province

[edit] Huasco Province

[edit] IV – Coquimbo Region

[edit] Elqui Province

[edit] Choapa Province

[edit] Limarí Province

[edit] V – Valparaíso Region

[edit] Valparaíso Province

[edit] Isla de Pascua Province

Isla de Pascua

[edit] Los Andes Province

[edit] Petorca Province

[edit] Quillota Province

[edit] San Antonio Province

[edit] San Felipe de Aconcagua Province

[edit] VI – O'Higgins Region

[edit] Cachapoal Province

[edit] Cardenal Caro Province

[edit] Colchagua Province

[edit] VII – Maule Region

[edit] Talca Province

[edit] Cauquenes Province

[edit] Curicó Province

[edit] Linares Province

[edit] VIII – Biobío Region

[edit] Concepción Province

[edit] Arauco Province

[edit] Biobío Province

[edit] Ñuble Province

[edit] IX – Araucanía Region

[edit] Cautín Province

[edit] Malleco Province

[edit] XIV – Los Ríos Region

[edit] Valdivia Province

[edit] Ranco Province

[edit] X – Los Lagos Region

[edit] Llanquihue Province

[edit] Chiloé Province

[edit] Osorno Province

[edit] Palena Province

[edit] XI – Aisén Region

[edit] Coihaique Province

[edit] Aisén Province

[edit] Capitán Prat Province

[edit] General Carrera Province

[edit] XII – Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region

[edit] Magallanes Province

[edit] Antártica Chilena Province

Cabo de Hornos (formerly Navarino)
Antártica

[edit] Tierra del Fuego Province

[edit] Última Esperanza Province

[edit] RM – Santiago Metropolitan Region

[edit] Santiago Province

[edit] Cordillera Province

[edit] Chacabuco Province

[edit] Maipo Province

[edit] Melipilla Province

[edit] Talagante Province

[edit] See also