Ñuble Province (1974–2018)

The Ñuble Province (Spanish: Provincia de Ñuble) was one of the provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). The provincial capital was the city of Chillán.

Ñuble Provincia
Provincia de Ñuble
Province
Official seal of Ñuble Provincia
Seal
Location in the Bío Bío Region
Location in the Bío Bío Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Ñuble Provincia
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 36°37′00″S 71°57′00″W
CountryChile
RegionBío Bío
CapitalChillán
Communes
List of 21:
  • Bulnes
  • Cobquecura
  • Coelemu
  • Coihueco
  • Chillán
  • Chillán Viejo
  • El Carmen
  • Ninhue
  • Ñiquén
  • Pemuco
  • Pinto
  • Portezuelo
  • Quillón
  • Quirihue
  • Ránquil
  • San Carlos
  • San Fabián
  • San Ignacio
  • San Nicolás
  • Treguaco
  • Yungay
Government
 • TypeProvincial
 • GovernorPaola Becker Villa (RN)
Area
[1]
 • Total13,178.5 km2 (5,088.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 Census)[1]
 • Total460,113
 • Density35/km2 (90/sq mi)
 • Urban
285,108
 • Rural
152,995
Sex
[1]
 • Men217,024
 • Women221,079
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[2])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[3])
Area code(s)56 + 42
WebsiteGovernment of Ñuble

It was the second province in area in the Bío Bío region, after the Bío Bío province, and the second with more people living in it, after the Concepción province.

The province was created in 1974, as the historical province of Ñuble was supressed by the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet. In 2018 the province was converted in the Ñuble Region.

Geography

The Ñuble province is in the northern part of the Bío Bío region with an area of 13,178.5 sq mi (34,132 km2).[4] The capital, Chillán, is at about 400 km (250 mi) from Santiago, the national capital.

Ñuble is bordered to the north by the Maule region (Cauquenes and Linares provinces), to the east by Argentina, to the south by the Bío Bío province and to the west by the Concepción province and the Pacific Ocean.

Administration

As a province, Ñuble was a second-level administrative division, consisting of 21 communes (comunas). The city of Chillán served as the provincial capital. The province was administered by a governor.

Ñuble province
Code Comuna Capital Area[4]
(km²)		 Population[4]
(2002)		 Density
08401 35 Chillán Chillán 511.2 161,953 316.8
08402 34 Bulnes Bulnes 425.4 20,595 48.4
08403 37 Cobquecura Cobquecura 570.3 5,687 10.0
08404 38 Coelemu Coelemu 342.3 16,082 47.0
08405 39 Coihueco Coihueco 1,776.6 23,583 13.3
08406 36 Chillán Viejo Chillán Viejo 291.8 22,084 75.7
08407 40 El Carmen El Carmen 664.3 12,845 19.3
08408 41 Ninhue Ninhue 401.2 5,738 14.3
08409 42 Ñiquén Ñiquén 493.1 11,421 23.2
08410 43 Pemuco Pemuco 562.7 8,821 15.7
08411 44 Pinto Pinto 1,164.0 9,875 8.5
08412 45 Portezuelo Portezuelo 282.3 5,470 19.4
08413 46 Quillón Quillón 423.0 15,146 35.8
08414 47 Quirihue Quirihue 589.0 11,429 19.4
08415 48 Ránquil Ránquil 248.3 5,683 22.9
08416 49 San Carlos San Carlos 874.0 50,088 57.3
08417 50 San Fabián San Fabián 1,568.3 3,646 2.3
08418 51 San Ignacio San Ignacio 363.6 16,106 44.3
08419 52 San Nicolás San Nicolás 490.5 9,741 19.9
08420 53 Treguaco Treguaco 313.1 5,296 16.9
08421 54 Yungay Yungay 823.5 16,814 20.4
Total of the Ñuble province 13,178.5 438,103 33.2

References
  1. "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  4. "Región del Bío-Bío" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 2 June 2017.

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