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Valdivia Province

Official website (http://www.gobernacionvaldivia.gov.cl/)

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Valdivia Province

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Also known as Provincia de Valdivia

province of Chile

Key facts

Country
Chile
Region
Los Ríos
Named after
Pedro de Valdivia
Capital
Valdivia
Communes
List of 8: Valdivia Lanco Máfil Panguipulli Corral Mariquina Los Lagos Paillaco
Type
Provincial
Governor
María Jose Gatíca Bertín ( RN )
Total
10,197.2 km (3,937.2 sq mi)
Density
26.7257/km (69.2192/sq mi)
Urban
192,066
Rural
67,177
Men
128,972
Women
130,271
Time zone
UTC-4 ( CLT )
Summer dst
UTC-3 ( CLST )
Area code
56 + 63
Website
Government of Valdivia

via Wikipedia infobox

Official website

Gobernación Provincial de Valdivia - Gobierno de Chile

gobernacionvaldivia.gov.cl →

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Wikidata facts

Country
Chile
Capital
Valdivia
Population
290868
Area
10197.2
Elevation
170
Shares border with
Lácar Department
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inception
2007-10-02
Commons category
Valdivia Province
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Encyclopedic overview

Valdivia Province (Spanish: Provincia de Valdivia; pronounced [balˈdiβja]) is one of two provinces of the southern Chilean region of Los Ríos (XIV). The provincial capital is Valdivia. Located in the province are two important rivers, the Calle-Calle / Valdivia River and the Cruces River. It is part of Northern Patagonia and its wild virgin forest embrace the Patagonian Cordillera following the river Calle Calle down to the Pacific Ocean. It is known in Patagonia by the term "Bosque Valdiviano", referring to the primitive forest of Valdivia with its native trees. These forests are present in some parts of Northern Patagonia, both in Chile and Argentina.

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Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Valdivia Province” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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