Marga Marga Explained

Marga Marga Province
Native Name:Provincia Marga Marga
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Province
Mapsize:175px
Map Alt:Location in the Valparaíso Region
Pushpin Map:Chile
Pushpin Mapsize:175
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Chile
Coordinates:-33.0167°N -88°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Chile
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Valparaíso
Parts Type:Communes
Parts Style:coll
Parts:List of 4:
P1:Quilpué
P2:Villa Alemana
P3:Limache
P4:Olmué
Seat Type:Capital
Seat:Quilpué
Government Type:Provincial
Leader Party:Socialist Party
Leader Title:Presidential Provincial Delegate
Leader Name:Fidel Cueto Rosales
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:1159.0
Area Rank:6
Population Total:325207
Population As Of:2012 Census
Population Rank:2
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Urban
Population Blank1:267,022
Population Blank2 Title:Rural
Population Blank2:10,503
Demographics Type1:Sex
Demographics1 Title1:Men
Demographics1 Info1:133,605
Demographics1 Title2:Women
Demographics1 Info2:143,920
Timezone:CLT[2]
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:CLST[3]
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Area Codes:+56-32 (Quilpué and Villa Alemana)
+56-33 (Limache y Olmué)
Website:Delegation of Marga Marga

Marga Marga Province (Spanish; Castilian: Provincia de Marga Marga) is one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quilpué.

History

The province was created by Law 20,368 on August 25, 2009, and it became operative on March 11, 2010. This law incorporated two communes (comunas) from Valparaíso Province to the south, Quilpué and Villa Alemana, together with two communes from Quillota Province to the north, Limache and Olmué, to form the new province.

Administration

As a province, Marga Marga is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president.

Communes

The province comprises four communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:

Geography and demography

The province spans a landlocked area of 1159sqkm, making it the sixth largest of Valaparíso Region's eight provinces. According to the 2002 census, which was conducted before the province came into law, the sum of Marga Marga's communes was 277,525 persons, making it the second most populous province in the region after Valparaíso Province. At that time, there were 267,022 people living in urban areas, 10,503 people living in rural areas, 133,605 men and 143,920 women.

References

  1. Web site: Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. 3 May 2010. es.
  2. Web site: Chile Time . 2010-07-28 . WorldTimeZones.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm . 2007-09-11 .
  3. Web site: Chile Summer Time . 2010-07-28 . WorldTimeZones.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm . 2007-09-11 .

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