Malleco Province

Malleco Province Provincia de Malleco
—  Province  —
Location in the Araucanía Region
Malleco Province Location in Chile
Coordinates: 38°15′S 72°15′W / 38.25°S 72.25°W / -38.25; -72.25Coordinates: 38°15′S 72°15′W / 38.25°S 72.25°W / -38.25; -72.25
Country	Chile
Region	Araucanía
Capital	Angol
Communes	List of 11: Angol Renaico Collipulli Lonquimay Curacautín Ercilla Victoria Triaguen Lumaco Purén Los Sauces
Government
- Type	Provincial
- Governor
Area[1]
- Total	13,433.3 km2 (5,186.6 sq mi)
Population (2002 Census)[1]
- Total	201,615
- Density	15/km2 (38.9/sq mi)
- Urban	139,261
- Rural	43,801
Sex[1]
- Men	100,227
- Women	101,388
Time zone	CLT [2] (UTC-4)
- Summer (DST)	CLST [3] (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	56 + 45
Website	Government of Malleco

Malleco Province (Spanish: Provincia de Malleco) is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of Araucanía (IX). Its estimated population is 223,184 (2005)^{[citation needed]}, and it covers an area of 13,433 km² (5,187 sq mi). The provincial capital is the city of Angol.

Malleco Province is known for having the emblematic Malleco Viaduct and the Las Raíces Tunnel, Chile's longest tunnel that links the eastern part of Malleco province to the rest of the province.

Communes

As one of Chile's second level administrative divisions, Malleco comprises eleven communes, each administered by its respective municipality.

• Angol
• Renaico
• Collipulli
• Lonquimay
• Curacautín
• Ercilla
• Victoria
• Traiguén
• Lumaco
• Purén
• Los Sauces

Geography and demography

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 13,433.3 km² (5,187 sq mi)^[1] and had a population of 201,615 inhabitants (100,227 men and 101,388 women), giving it a population density of 15 /km² (39 /sq mi). Of these, 139,261 (69.1%) lived in urban areas and 43,801 (21.7%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 0.7% (1,422 persons).^[1]

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} (Spanish) "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). National Statistics Institute. 2007. http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/dpa_completa.pdf. Retrieved 18 March 2011. 
2. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
3. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28.