El Ranco
El Ranco Province
Provincia del Ranco | |
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Location in the Los Ríos Region | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′S 72°30′W / 40.333°S 72.500°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Ríos |
| Capital | La Unión |
| Communes | List of 4: |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Alsono Pérez de Arce Carrasco (EVOP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 8,232.3 km2 (3,178.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 91,656 |
| • Density | 11/km2 (29/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 51,273 |
| • Rural | 45,880 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 49,485 |
| • Women | 47,668 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 63 |
| Website | Government of El Ranco |
El Ranco Province (Spanish: Provincia del Ranco) is one of two provinces of the southern Chilean region of Los Ríos. It is named after Ranco Lake shared by the communes (comunas) of Futrono and Lago Ranco. The lake is drained by the Bueno River, on which basin lies most of the province. La Unión is the provincial capital.