El Ranco
The El Ranco Province (Spanish: Provincia del Ranco) is one of two provinces of the Chilean region of Los Ríos (XIV). The provincial capital is the city of La Unión.
El Ranco Province
Provincia del Ranco | |
|---|---|
 Seal
 El Ranco, in red, in the Los Ríos Region   El Ranco Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 40°20′S 72°30′W / 40.333°S 72.500°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Ríos |
| Capital | La Unión |
| Comunas | List of 4: |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Luis Gallardo Salazar[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8,232.3 km2 (3,178.5 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 97,153 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + 63 |
| Website | Government of El Ranco |
The El Ranco province, as Ranco province, was created with the creation of the Los Ríos region in 2007.[5] The name of the province was changed from Ranco to El Ranco in 2008.[6]
Geography
changeThe El Ranco province is in the southern half of the Los Ríos region with an area of 8,232.3 sq mi (21,322 km2).[2] The capital, La Unión, is in the western part of the province.
El Ranco is bordered to the north by the Valdivia province, to the east by Argentina, to the south by the Los Lagos region and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.
The main river in the province is Bueno river that flows from the Ranco lake to the Pacific Ocean; it is 130 km (81 mi) long.
Climate
changeThe average amount of precipitation for the year in Lago Ranco, at an altitude of 153 m (502 ft), is 1,976.1 mm (77.8 in). The month with the most precipitation on average is May with 272.9 mm (10.7 in) of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is January with an average of 78.6 mm (3.1 in).[7]
Population
changeIn 2002 (last national census), there were 97,153 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 11.8 inhabitants/km².[2] The urban population was 51,273 persons (53% of the total population).
The largest city of the province, in 2002, is its capital, La Unión, with 25,615 inhabitants.
Administration
changeAs a province, El Ranco is a second-level administrative division, consisting of 4 communes (comunas). The city of La Unión serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area[2] (km²) |
Population[2] (2002) |
Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14201 | La Unión | La Unión | 2,136.7 | 39,447 | 18.5 |
| 14202 | Futrono | Futrono | 2,120.6 | 14,981 | 7.1 |
| 14203 | Lago Ranco | Lago Ranco | 1,763.3 | 10,098 | 5.7 |
| 14204 | Río Bueno | Río Bueno | 2,211.7 | 32,327 | 14.6 |
| Total of El Ranco province | 8,232.3 | 97,153 | 11.8 | ||
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "Conozca al Gobernador" (in Spanish). Gobernación Provincial del Ranco. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Región de Los Ríos" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
- ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ↑ "Ley 20174: CREA LA XIV REGION DE LOS RIOS Y LA PROVINCIA DE RANCO EN SU TERRITORIO" (in Spanish). Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ "Ley 20294: MODIFICA LA LEY Nº 20.174 PARA CAMBIAR LA DENOMINACIÓN DE LA PROVINCIA "DE RANCO" POR LA "DEL RANCO"" (in Spanish). Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional. 3 October 2008. Retrieved 16 October 2017.
- ↑ "Lago Ranco Climate & Temperature". Climatemps.com. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
Other websites
change- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional de Los Ríos Archived 2013-12-04 at the Wayback Machine Official website (in Spanish)
- Province of El Ranco website (in Spanish)