Valparaíso Region
Valparaíso Region
Región de Valparaíso | |
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Map of Valparaíso Region | |
| Coordinates: 33°02′36″S 71°37′26″W / 33.04333°S 71.62389°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Named after | Valparaíso de Arriba, Spain |
| Capital | Valparaíso |
| Provinces | Petorca, Los Andes, San Felipe de Aconcagua, Quillota, Quilpué, Valparaíso, San Antonio, Isla de Pascua |
| Government | |
| • Regional governor | Rodrigo Mundaca (FA) |
| • Presidential regional delegate | Yanino Riquelme González |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,396.1 km2 (6,330.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 13 |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2017 census) | |
• Total | 1,790,219 |
| • Rank | 2 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (280/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Total | $30.758 billion (2014) |
| • Per capita | $17,009 (2014) |
| ISO 3166 code | CL-VS |
| HDI (2022) | 0.876 very high |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
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The Valparaíso Region (Spanish: Región de Valparaíso, pronounced [balpaɾaˈiso]) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. With the country's second-highest population of 1,790,219 as of 2017, and fourth-smallest area of 16,396.1 km2 (6,331 sq mi), the region is Chile's second most densely populated after the Santiago Metropolitan Region to the southeast. The region also includes Chile's remote islands of the Pacific Ocean, including Rapa Nui and the Juan Fernandez Islands.
Its capital is the port city of Valparaíso; other important cities include Viña del Mar, Quillota, San Felipe, Quilpué, Villa Alemana, and San Antonio.