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.
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.
XV– Arica and Parinacota Region
Arica Province
Parinacota Province
I– Tarapacá Region
Iquique Province
Tamarugal Province
II– Antofagasta Region
Antofagasta Province
El Loa Province
Tocopilla Province
III– Atacama Region
Copiapó Province
Chañaral Province
Huasco Province
IV– Coquimbo Region
Elqui Province
Choapa Province
Limarí Province
V– Valparaíso Region
Valparaíso Province
Isla de Pascua Province
Los Andes Province
Petorca Province
Quillota Province
San Antonio Province
San Felipe de Aconcagua Province
VI– O'Higgins Region
Cachapoal Province
- Rancagua
- Codegua
- Coinco
- Coltauco
- Doñihue
- Graneros
- Las Cabras
- Machalí
- Malloa
- Mostazal
- Olivar
- Peumo
- Pichidegua
- Quinta de Tilcoco
- Rengo
- Requínoa
- San Vicente
Cardenal Caro Province
Colchagua Province
VII– Maule Region
Talca Province
Cauquenes Province
Curicó Province
Linares Province
VIII– Biobío Region
Concepción Province
- Concepción
- Coronel
- Chiguayante
- Florida
- Hualqui
- Lota
- Penco
- San Pedro de la Paz
- Santa Juana
- Talcahuano
- Tomé
- Hualpén
Arauco Province
Biobío Province
- Los Ángeles
- Antuco
- Cabrero
- Laja
- Mulchén
- Nacimiento
- Negrete
- Quilaco
- Quilleco
- San Rosendo
- Santa Bárbara
- Tucapel
- Yumbel
- Alto Biobío
Ñuble Province
- Chillán
- Bulnes
- Cobquecura
- Coelemu
- Coihueco
- Chillán Viejo
- El Carmen
- Ninhue
- Ñiquén
- Pemuco
- Pinto
- Portezuelo
- Quillón
- Quirihue
- Ránquil
- San Carlos
- San Fabián
- San Ignacio
- San Nicolás
- Treguaco
- Yungay
IX– Araucanía Region
Cautín Province
- Temuco
- Carahue
- Cunco
- Curarrehue
- Freire
- Galvarino
- Gorbea
- Lautaro
- Loncoche
- Melipeuco
- Nueva Imperial
- Padre Las Casas
- Perquenco
- Pitrufquén
- Pucón
- Saavedra
- Teodoro Schmidt
- Toltén
- Vilcún
- Villarrica
- Cholchol
Malleco Province
XIV– Los Ríos Region
Valdivia Province
Ranco Province
X– Los Lagos Region
Llanquihue Province
Chiloé Province
Osorno Province
Palena Province
XI– Aisén Region
Coihaique Province
Aisén Province
Capitán Prat Province
General Carrera Province
XII– Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region
Magallanes Province
Antártica Chilena Province
- Cabo de Hornos (formerly Navarino)
- Antártica
Tierra del Fuego Province
Última Esperanza Province
RM– Santiago Metropolitan Region
Santiago Province
- Santiago
- Cerrillos
- Cerro Navia
- Conchalí
- El Bosque
- Estación Central
- Huechuraba
- Independencia
- La Cisterna
- La Florida
- La Granja
- La Pintana
- La Reina
- Las Condes
- Lo Barnechea
- Lo Espejo
- Lo Prado
- Macul
- Maipú
- Ñuñoa
- Pedro Aguirre Cerda
- Peñalolén
- Providencia
- Pudahuel
- Quilicura
- Quinta Normal
- Recoleta
- Renca
- San Joaquín
- San Miguel
- San Ramón
- Vitacura