Ñuble Province (1848-1974)
Ñuble Province may refer to: * , a former province (first-level administrative division) of Chile * Ñuble Province (1974–2018), a former province (second-level administrative division) of Chile * Ñuble Region, a current region of Chile See also * Ñuble (other) Ñuble may refer to: * Ñuble Region, in Chile * Ñuble River, in Ñuble Region in Chile * Ñuble metro station, in Santiago See also * Ñuble Province (other) * Ñublense, a Chilean football team {{Dab ...

Ñuble Province (1974–2018)
Ñuble Province ( es, Provincia de Ñuble, ) was one of the provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). It used to span an area of and it was administratively constituted by 21 communes. It has in 2017 a population of 441,604 inhabitants. Its capital was the city of Chillán. On the 6th of September of 2018, the province became the Ñuble Region. History The province was created in 1974 from the territory of the historical province of Ñuble. Two years later, the communes of Coelemu and Ránquil from Concepción Province, and the commune of Tucapel from Bío Bío Province, were added. Following the 8.8 magnitude earthquake and tsunami, at least eight small communities and two towns were abandoned by residents, who took up makeshift camps in the hills, fearful of further tsunamis. Over 800 residences in the town of Quirihue were destroyed, leaving little for townspeople to return to. In 2015 the Ñuble Region law which converts the Ñuble Province into a Region, wa ...
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Ñuble Region
The Ñuble Region ( es, Región de Ñuble), officially the Region of Ñuble ( es, Región de Ñuble), is — since 5 September 2018 – one of Chile's sixteen regions. It spans an area of , making it the smallest region in Chile in terms of area, and is administratively constituted by 21 communes. It has a population of 480,609 inhabitants. Its capital is the city of Chillán. According to a 2021 study Ñuble Region is one of the three Chilean regions that are most prone to suffer nepotism and elite capture. History This region has played a distinguished role in the history and culture of Chile. Many patriots who fought for independence, presidents, politicians, and artists, like pianist Claudio Arrau and folklorist Violeta Parra, were born here. On August 20, 2015, President Michelle Bachelet signed the bill that converted the Ñuble Province into a Region, and its legislative process began on the 1 September 2015, while on 10 January 2017, the project was approved in the fi ...
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