Cordillera Province (Spanish: Provincia de Cordillera ) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. It spans an area of 5,528.3 km2 (2,134.5 sq mi). Its capital is Puente Alto. It had a population of 614,587 inhabitants as per the 2024 Chilean census.
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Provincia de Cordillera
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Cordillera Province
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| Coordinates: 33°43′S 70°14′W / 33.717°S 70.233°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Capital | Puente Alto |
| Communes | See article |
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| • Type | Provincial |
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5,528.3 km2 (2,134.5 sq mi) |
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614,587 |
| • Density | 111.17/km2 (287.93/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT[2]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[3]) |
| Area code | 56 + 2 |
| Website | Delegation of Cordillera |
Etymology
editHistory
editChile was re-organized into twelve regions excluding the Santiago Metropolitan Area by Law No. 575 enacted on 10 July 1974.[5] The Santiago Metropolitan Region was officially created as per Law No.3260, enacted on 3 March 1980, and was made up of six provinces including Cordillera.[6]
Geography
editCordillera Province is one of the six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile.[7][8][9] It covers an area of 5,528.3 km2 (2,134.5 sq mi).[1] Most of the land area of the province belongs to the Maipo River basin.[10] Only about 16,000 ha (40,000 acres) of the province is covered by forests, which forms three percent of the total land area.[11]
The region has a warm Mediterranean climate (Köppen climate classification: Csb), with the capital recording an average annual temperature of 16.24 °C (61.23 °F), and receiving approximately 3.3 cm (1.3 in) of rainfall annually.[12] However, surface temperatures in the summer reach 35 °C (95 °F) in the province.[13]
Administration
editAs a province, Cordillera is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor.[8][14] It is further subdivided into three communes (comunas)–Pirque, Puente Alto and San José de Maipo.[8][10] The city of Puente Alto serves as the capital of the province.[15][16]
Demographics
editAccording to the 2024 Chilean census, the province had a population of 614,587 inhabitants. The population consisted of 317,586 females (51.7%) and 297,001 males (48.3%). About 18.3% of the population was below the age of 15 years, 69.7% belonged to the age group of 15–64 years, and 11.9% was aged 65 years or older. The province had an urban population of 592,218 inhabitants (96.4%) and a rural population of 22,369 inhabitants (3.6%). Most of the residents were born in Chile, accounting for 583,367 inhabitants (94.9%). Indigenous people formed 54,581 inhabitants (8.9%) of the population, while 559,949 inhabitants (91.1%) identified themselves as non-indigenous. Roman Catholics formed the largest religious group with 251,003 adherents (50.3%), followed by Evangelicals or Protestants with 70,001 adherents (14.0%), and 155,389 inhabitants (31.1%) indicating no religious affiliation.[17][18]
References
edit- 1 2 "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ↑ "Chile Time". World Time Zones. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 1 July 2011.
- ↑ "Chile Summer Time". World Time Zones. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ↑ "Cordillera". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Decreto Ley 575 del 14 de julio de 1974" [Decree Law 575 of 14 July 1974]. Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Establece regimen de gobierno y administracion de la region metropolitana de Santiago" [Establishes the government and administration system of the Santiago metropolitan region]. Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Santiago Region". Britannica. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- 1 2 3 "Administrative division of Chile". City Population.de. Retrieved 1 May 2026.
- ↑ "Santiago Metropolitan Region". Government of Xiamen. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- 1 2 "Provincia details, Cordillera Provincia" [Details of the Province, Cordillera Province]. Ministry of the Interior (Chile) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Cordillera Province". Global Forest Watch. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Puente Alto". Weather and Climate. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
- ↑ "Climate Crisis in Santiago: The New Face of Territorial Inequality". Pontifical academy of sciences. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Gobierno de Chile: Gobernadores". Government of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ↑ "Province of Chile". Statoids. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Puente Alto". Cybo. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ "Cordillera Province". City Population.de. Retrieved 1 April 2026.
- ↑ Chilean Census 2024, Results. National Statistics Institute (Chile) (Report). Retrieved 1 April 2026.