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A commune (Spanish: comuna, IPA: [koˈmuna]) is the smallest administrative subdivision in Chile. It may contain cities, towns, villages, hamlets as well as rural areas. In highly populated areas, such as Santiago, Valparaíso and Concepción, a conurbation may be broken into several communes. In sparsely populated areas, conversely, a commune may cover a substantial rural area together with several settled areas which could range from hamlets to towns or cities.


The term "commune" is ambiguous in English, but the word is commonly used in translation for "comuna." A comuna is similar to a "county" in Anglo-American usage and practice.


Each commune is governed by a directly elected body known as a municipal council (concejo municipal) consisting of a mayor (alcalde) and a group of councillors (concejales), for a period of four years. The communal civil service administration is known as the municipality (municipalidad) and is headquartered at the mayor's office (alcaldía). According to Chilean law, a single municipality may administer one or more communes, though currently, the only such case is the municipality of Cabo de Hornos, which administers the communes of Antártica and Cabo de Hornos.[1]


Chile's 346 communes are grouped into 54 provinces (provincia, pl. provincias), which are themselves grouped into 16 regions (región, pl. regiones).




Contents






  • 1 List of communes by region and province


  • 2 See also


  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





List of communes by region and province


Traditionally, Chilean regions are listed in geographical order starting with the northernmost region, leaving the Santiago Metropolitan Region at the end. The following table lists all Chilean communes, providing a complete list of administrative divisions at all levels. Each commune's municipality website is given along with the area and population from the National Statistics Institute's most recent census conducted in 2002.












































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































Region

Province
Commune
Area
(km²)[2][3]
2002[2][3]
Population
2014[4]
Population
Website[5]

Arica and Parinacota
(XV)


Arica

Camarones
3,927
1,220
783

link

Arica
4,799
185,268
231,611

link

Parinacota

Putre
5,903
1,977
2,073

link

General Lagos
2,244
1,179
614

link

Tarapacá
(I)

Iquique

Iquique
2,835
166,204
196,437

link

Alto Hospicio
593
50,215
106,078

link

Tamarugal

Pozo Almonte
13,766
10,830
13,723

link

Pica
8,934
6,178
6,626

link

Huara
10,475
2,599
2,923

link

Colchane
4,016
1,649
1,698

link

Camiña
2,200
1,275
1,297

link

Antofagasta
(II)

Antofagasta

Taltal
20,405
11,100
12,937

link

Sierra Gorda
12,866
2,356
3,040

link

Mejillones
3,804
8,418
11,090

link

Antofagasta
30,718
296,905
372,325

link

El Loa

San Pedro de Atacama
23,439
4,969
7,212

link

Ollagüe
2,964
318
315

link

Calama
15,597
138,402
173,691

link

Tocopilla

Tocopilla
4,039
23,986
27,378

link

María Elena
12,197
7,530
5,340

link

Atacama
(III)

Chañaral

Diego de Almagro
18,664
18,589
15,501

link

Chañaral
5,772
13,543
13,746

link

Copiapó

Tierra Amarilla
11,191
12,888
16,867

link

Copiapó
16,681
129,091
168,946

link

Caldera
4,667
13,734
17,263

link

Huasco

Vallenar
7,084
48,040
52,824

link

Huasco
1,601
7,945
10,083

link

Freirina
3,578
5,666
6,823

link

Alto del Carmen
5,939
4,840
6,194

link

Coquimbo
(IV)

Choapa

Salamanca
3,445
24,494
27,181

link

Los Vilos
1,861
17,453
19,980

link

Illapel
2,629
30,355
32,753

link

Canela
2,197
9,379
9,914

link

Elqui

Vicuña
7,610
24,010
26,561

link

Paiguano
1,495
4,168
4,483

link

La Serena
1,893
160,148
212,621

link

La Higuera
4,158
3,721
4,568

link

Coquimbo
1,429
163,036
226,223

link

Andacollo
310
10,288
11,348

link

Limarí

Río Hurtado
2,117
4,771
4,994

link

Punitaqui
1,339
9,539
10,748

link

Ovalle
3,835
98,089
119,014

link

Monte Patria
4,366
30,276
33,641

link

Combarbalá
1,896
13,483
15,199

link

Valparaíso
(V)

Isla de Pascua

Isla de Pascua
164
3,791
6,148

link

Los Andes

San Esteban
1,362
14,400
18,201

link

Rinconada
123
6,692
10,084

link

Los Andes
1,248
60,198
67,659

link

Calle Larga
322
10,393
14,108

link

Marga Marga

Villa Alemana
97
95,623
134,999

link

Quilpué
537
128,578
165,284

link

Limache
294
39,219
45,061

link

Olmué
232
14,105
15,897

link

Petorca

Zapallar
288
5,659
6,185

link

Petorca
1,517
9,440
10,294

link

Papudo
166
4,608
5,242

link

La Ligua
1,163
31,987
33,853

link

Cabildo
1,455
18,916
20,106

link

Quillota

Quillota
302
75,916
92,482

link

Nogales
405
21,633
23,708

link

La Cruz
78
12,851
18,647

link

La Calera
61
49,503
54,878

link

Hijuelas
267
16,014
17,966

link

San Antonio

Santo Domingo
536
7,418
9,177

link

San Antonio
405
87,205
96,360

link

El Tabo
99
7,028
9,863

link

El Quisco
51
9,467
12,819

link

Cartagena
346
16,875
20,035

link

Algarrobo
176
8,601
10,359

link

San Felipe

Santa María
166
12,813
15,484

link

San Felipe
186
64,126
73,326

link

Putaendo
1,474
14,649
16,306

link

Panquehue
122
6,567
7,301

link

Llaillay
349
21,644
24,519

link

Catemu
362
12,112
13,863

link

Valparaíso

Viña del Mar
122
286,931
321,760

link

Valparaíso
402
275,982
295,075

link

Quintero
148
21,174
27,213

link

Puchuncaví
300
12,954
17,403

link

Concón
76
32,273
47,447

link

Juan Fernández
148
633
850

link

Casablanca
953
21,874
28,338

link

Metropolitana
(RM)

Chacabuco

Tiltil
653
14,755
17,423

link

Lampa
452
40,228
82,249

link

Colina
971
77,815
117,573

link

Cordillera

San José de Maipo
4,995
13,376
14,922

link

Puente Alto
88
492,915
602,203

link

Pirque
445
16,565
21,595

link

Maipo

San Bernardo
155
246,762
294,019

link

Paine
678
50,028
65,603

link

Calera de Tango
73
18,235
24,097

link

Buin
214
63,419
81,760

link

Melipilla

San Pedro
788
7,549
9,476

link

Melipilla
1,356
94,540
115,197

link

María Pinto
395
10,343
12,725

link

Curacaví
693
24,298
29,288

link

Alhué
845
4,435
5,631

link

Santiago

Vitacura
28
81,499
88,065

link

Santiago
22
200,792
344,711

link

San Ramón
7
94,906
99,615

link

San Miguel
10
78,872
107,797

link

San Joaquín
10
97,625
104,040

link

Renca
24
133,518
150,546

link

Recoleta
16
148,220
167,258

link

Quinta Normal
12
104,012
114,297

link

Quilicura
58
126,518
202,151

link

Pudahuel
197
195,653
230,833

link

Providencia
14
120,874
145,869

link

Peñalolén
54
216,060
241,576

link

Pedro Aguirre Cerda
10
114,560
122,093

link

Ñuñoa
17
163,511
216,452

link

Maipú
133
468,390
544,876

link

Macul
13
112,535
123,506

link

Lo Prado
7
104,316
112,579

link

Lo Espejo
7
112,800
119,842

link

Lo Barnechea
1,024
74,749
101,651

link

Las Condes
99
249,893
281,623

link

La Reina
23
96,762
101,459

link

La Pintana
31
190,085
211,536

link

La Granja
10
132,520
142,862

link

La Florida
71
365,674
388,119

link

La Cisterna
10
85,118
92,289

link

Independencia
7
65,479
81,755

link

Huechuraba
45
74,070
94,342

link

Estación Central
14
130,394
144,188

link

El Bosque
14
175,594
193,185

link

Conchalí
71
133,256
140,950

link

Cerro Navia
11
148,312
158,046

link

Cerrillos
21
71,906
84,437

link

Talagante

Talagante
126
59,805
70,043

link

Peñaflor
69
66,619
88,139

link

Padre Hurtado
81
38,768
54,541

link

Isla de Maipo
189
25,798
34,563

link

El Monte
118
26,459
34,986

link

O'Higgins
(VI)

Cachapoal

San Vicente
476
40,253
46,643

link

Requínoa
673
22,161
30,184

link

Rengo
592
50,830
60,486

link

Rancagua
260
214,344
232,639

link

Quinta de Tilcoco
93
11,380
13,147

link

Pichidegua
320
17,756
20,111

link

Peumo
153
13,948
15,981

link

Olivar
45
12,335
14,823

link

Mostazal
524
21,866
26,170

link

Malloa
113
12,872
13,816

link

Machalí
2,586
28,628
50,141

link

Las Cabras
749
20,242
23,773

link

Graneros
113
25,961
33,227

link

Doñihue
78
16,916
20,127

link

Coltauco
225
16,228
19,503

link

Coinco
98
6,385
7,160

link

Codegua
287
10,796
13,952

link

Cardenal Caro

Pichilemu
749
12,392
14,311

link

Paredones
562
6,695
6,491

link

Navidad
300
5,422
5,941

link

Marchihue
660
6,904
7,565

link

Litueche
619
5,526
6,251

link

La Estrella
435
4,221
3,283

link

Colchagua

Santa Cruz
420
32,387
37,303

link

San Fernando
2,441
63,732
73,105

link

Pumanque
441
3,442
3,471

link

Placilla
147
8,078
9,213

link

Peralillo
283
9,729
11,460

link

Palmilla
237
11,200
13,158

link

Nancagua
111
15,634
17,029

link

Lolol
597
6,191
6,961

link

Chimbarongo
498
32,316
37,172

link

Chépica
503
13,857
15,980

link

Maule
(VII)

Cauquenes

Pelluhue
371
6,414
7,553

link

Chanco
530
9,457
9,173

link

Cauquenes
2,126
41,217
40,896

link

Curicó

Vichuquén
426
4,916
5,146

link

Teno
618
25,596
28,397

link

Sagrada Familia
549
17,519
19,467

link

Romeral
1,597
12,707
14,983

link

Rauco
309
8,566
9,970

link

Molina
1,552
38,521
42,128

link

Licantén
273
6,902
7,267

link

Hualañé
629
9,741
10,249

link

Curicó
1,328
119,585
142,662

link

Linares

Yerbas Buenas
262
16,134
18,160

link

Villa Alegre
190
14,725
15,369

link

San Javier
1,313
37,793
41,032

link

Retiro
827
18,487
19,704

link

Parral
1,638
37,822
38,809

link

Longaví
1,454
28,161
29,562

link

Linares
1,457
83,249
90,845

link

Colbún
2,900
17,619
19,387

link

Talca

Talca
232
201,797
231,860

link

San Rafael
264
7,674
9,652

link

San Clemente
4,504
37,261
41,366

link

Río Claro
431
12,698
13,513

link

Pencahue
957
8,315
8,845

link

Pelarco
332
7,266
7,910

link

Maule
238
16,837
45,676

link

Empedrado
565
4,225
4,486

link

Curepto
1,074
10,812
10,895

link

Constitución
1,344
46,081
50,631

link

Biobío
(VIII)

Arauco

Tirúa
624
9,664
10,433

link

Los Álamos
599
18,632
23,252

link

Lebu
561
25,035
26,509

link

Curanilahue
994
31,943
34,802

link

Contulmo
962
5,838
5,624

link

Cañete
760
31,270
34,129

link

Arauco
956
34,873
38,163

link

Biobío

Yumbel
727
20,498
21,594

link

Tucapel
915
12,777
14,300

link

Santa Bárbara
3,380
12,943
12,985

link

San Rosendo
92
3,918
3,956

link

Quilleco
1,122
10,428
10,097

link

Quilaco
1,124
4,021
4,118

link

Negrete
157
8,579
10,148

link

Nacimiento
935
25,971
28,305

link

Mulchén
1,925
29,003
30,479

link

Los Ángeles
1,748
166,556
193,252

link

Laja
340
22,404
24,006

link

Cabrero
640
25,282
28,918

link

Antuco
1,884
3,908
3,962

link

Alto Biobío
2,125
7,027
6,179

link

Concepción

Tomé
495
52,440
55,693

link

Talcahuano
146
163,626
177,567

link

Santa Juana
731
12,713
13,687

link

San Pedro de la Paz
113
80,447
126,416

link

Penco
108
46,016
51,346

link

Lota
136
49,089
48,098

link

Hualqui
531
18,768
24,793

link

Hualpén
54
86,722
106,628

link

Florida
609
10,177
9,045

link

Coronel
279
95,528
113,850

link

Concepción
222
216,061
228,848

link

Chiguayante
72
81,302
97,909

link

Ñuble

Yungay
824
16,814
18,206

link

Treguaco
313
5,296
5,346

link

San Nicolás
491
9,741
11,348

link

San Ignacio
364
16,106
16,080

link

San Fabián
1,568
3,646
4,030

link

San Carlos
874
50,088
52,923

link

Ránquil
248
5,683
6,041

link[permanent dead link]

Quirihue
589
11,429
13,303

link

Quillón
423
15,146
16,769

link

Portezuelo
282
5,470
5,648

link

Pinto
1,164
9,875
11,242

link

Pemuco
563
8,821
9,298

link

Ñiquén
493
11,421
11,689

link

Ninhue
401
5,738
5,847

link

El Carmen
664
12,845
12,942

link

Coihueco
1,777
23,583
25,763

link

Coelemu
342
16,082
16,910

link

Cobquecura
570
5,687
5,735

link

Chillán Viejo
292
22,084
31,502

link

Chillán
511
161,953
178,871

link

Bulnes
425
20,595
21,910

link

Araucanía
(IX)

Cautín

Villarrica
1,291
45,531
54,427

link

Vilcún
1,421
22,491
27,349

link

Toltén
860
11,216
11,455

link

Teodoro Schmidt
650
15,504
16,167

link

Temuco
464
245,347
285,487

link

Saavedra
401
14,034
13,104

link

Pucón
1,249
21,107
27,221

link

Pitrufquén
581
21,988
24,552

link

Perquenco
331
6,450
7,220

link

Padre Las Casas
401
58,795
84,684

link

Nueva Imperial
1,160
29,994
33,247

link

Melipeuco
1,107
5,628
5,848

link

Loncoche
977
23,037
23,482

link

Lautaro
901
32,218
36,648

link

Gorbea
695
15,222
15,711

link

Galvarino
568
12,596
12,632

link

Freire
935
25,514
24,904

link

Curarrehue
1,171
6,784
7,419

link

Cunco
1,907
18,703
19,090

link

Cholchol
428
10,065
11,731

link

Carahue
1,341
25,696
26,606

link

Malleco

Victoria
1,256
33,501
34,968

link

Traiguén
908
19,534
19,892

link

Renaico
267
9,128
10,499

link

Purén
465
12,868
13,020

link

Lumaco
1,119
11,405
11,379

link

Los Sauces
850
7,581
7,853

link

Lonquimay
3,914
10,237
10,940

link

Ercilla
500
9,041
9,216

link

Curacautín
1,664
16,970
17,263

link

Collipulli
1,296
22,354
24,490

link

Angol
1,194
48,996
54,995

link

Los Ríos
(XIV)

Ranco

Río Bueno
2,212
32,627
33,166

link

Lago Ranco
1,763
10,098
10,810

link

La Unión
2,137
39,447
43,093

link

Futrono
2,121
14,981
16,403

link

Valdivia

Valdivia
1,016
140,559
166,048

link

Panguipulli
3,292
33,273
36,261

link

Paillaco
896
19,237
20,798

link

San José de la Mariquina
1,321
18,223
21,845

link

Máfil
583
7,213
7,464

link

Los Lagos
1,791
20,168
22,457

link

Lanco
532
15,107
17,455

link

Corral
767
5,463
5,748

link

Los Lagos
(X)

Chiloé

Quinchao
161
8,976
8,934

link

Quemchi
440
8,689
9,109

link

Quellón
3,244
21,823
29,951

link

Queilén
224
5,138
5,551

link

Puqueldón
97
4,160
4,053

link

Dalcahue
1,239
10,693
15,005

link

Curaco de Vélez
80
3,403
4,128

link

Chonchi
1,362
12,572
15,086

link

Castro
428
39,366
48,247

link

Ancud
1,252
39,946
43,832

link

Llanquihue

Puerto Varas
4,065
32,912
40,315

link

Puerto Montt
1,673
175,938
239,534

link

Maullín
861
15,580
15,788

link

Los Muermos
1,246
16,964
16,692

link

Llanquihue
421
16,337
18,036

link

Frutillar
831
15,525
17,224

link

Fresia
1,278
12,804
12,868

link

Cochamó
3,911
4,363
4,159

link

Calbuco
591
31,070
34,638

link

Osorno

San Pablo
637
10,162
10,510

link

San Juan de la Costa
1,517
8,831
7,646

link

Río Negro
1,266
14,732
13,826

link

Puyehue
1,598
11,368
11,109

link

Purranque
1,459
20,705
21,478

link

Puerto Octay
1,796
10,236
9,680

link

Osorno
951
145,475
157,389

link

Palena

Palena
2,764
1,690
2,131

link

Hualaihué
2,788
8,273
10,923

link

Futaleufú
1,280
1,826
3,339

link

Chaitén
8,471
7,182
3,533

link

Aisén
(XI)

Aisén

Guaitecas
787
1,539
1,733

link

Cisnes
15,831
5,739
5,339

link

Aisén
29,970
22,353
27,316

link

Capitán Prat

Tortel
19,931
507
649

link

O'Higgins
8,183
463
657

link

Cochrane
8,931
2,867
3,336

link

Coihaique

Lago Verde
5,622
1,062
1,005

link

Coihaique
7,320
50,041
59,862

link

General Carrera

Río Ibáñez
5,997
2,477
2,367

link

Chile Chico
5,922
4,444
5,070

link

Magallanes
(XII)

Antártica Chilena

Cabo de Hornos
15,854
2,262
2,782

link

Antártica
1,250,000
130
184

link

Magallanes

San Gregorio
6,884
1,158
342

link

Río Verde
9,975
358
134

link

Punta Arenas
17,846
119,496
129,555

link

Laguna Blanca
3,696
663
587

link

Tierra del Fuego

Timaukel
10,996
423
191

link

Primavera
4,614
1,016
553

link

Porvenir
6,983
5,465
7,296

link

Última Esperanza

Torres del Paine
6,470
739
732

link

Natales
48,974
19,116
21,392

link


See also



  • Administrative divisions of Chile

  • Regions of Chile

  • Provinces of Chile

  • List of towns in Chile

  • List of cities in Chile



References





  1. ^ Law 19,726


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  3. ^ ab "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 30 December 2010.


  4. ^ "Comunas: Actualización Población 2002-2012 y Proyecciones 2013-2020". National Statistics Institute (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 April 2015.


  5. ^ "Asociacion Chilena de Municipalidades". Archived from the original on 19 April 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2011.




External links



  • Municipalities in Chile, directory of official links for each municipality (in Spanish)









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