San Felipe de Aconcagua Province ( es, Provincia de San Felipe de Aconcagua) is one of eight
province
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s of the central
Chile
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an
region
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of
Valparaíso
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(V). Its capital is the city of
San Felipe (pop. 64,126).
Administration
As a province, San Felipe de Aconcagua is a second-level
administrative division
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, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the
president
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Communes
The province comprises six
communes
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(
Spanish
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: ''comunas''), each governed by a municipality consisting of an
alcalde and
municipal council
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:
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Catemu
Catemu is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.
Geography
Catemu spans an area of .
Demographics
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Llaillay
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Panquehue
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Putaendo
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San Felipe (capital)
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Santa María
Geography and demography
The province spans a landlocked area of , the third largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census, San Felipe de Aconcagua is the fifth most populous province in the region with a population of 131,911. At that time, there were 98,925 people living in
urban area
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s, 32,986 people living in
rural area
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s, 65,090 men and 66,821 women.
See also
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Aconcagua (wine region)
References
External links
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Official link
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Provinces of Chile
Provinces of Valparaíso Region