LIST OF COMMUNES IN CHILE


Municipalities of Chile

A commune is the smallest administrative subdivision in Chile and may contain cities, towns, villages, hamlets as well as rural areas. In highly populated areas such as some cities, there may be no practical distinction between the city and the commune which contains it. In sparsely populated areas, a commune may contain substantial rural area together with several settled areas which could range from hamlets to towns or cities.
Each commune is governed by a directly-elected body or municipality (''municipalidad''), consisting of one mayor (''alcalde'') and a group of councilmen (''concejales''), for a period of four years. According to Chilean law, a single municipality may administer one or more communes. Currently, the only such case is the municipality of Cabo de Hornos, which administers the communes of Antártica and Cabo de Hornos.
Chile's 346 communes are grouped into 51 provinces, which are themselves grouped into 13 regions.

Contents
List of communes by region and province
I - Tarapacá Region
Iquique Province
Arica Province
Parinacota Province
II - Antofagasta Region
Antofagasta Province
El Loa Province
Tocopilla Province
III - Atacama Region
Copiapó Province
Chañaral Province
Huasco Province
IV - Coquimbo Region
Elqui Province
Choapa Province
Limarí Province
V - Valparaíso Region
Valparaíso Province
Isla de Pascua Province
Los Andes Province
Petorca Province
Quillota Province
San Antonio Province
San Felipe de Aconcagua Province
VI - O'Higgins Region
Cachapoal Province
Cardenal Caro Province
Colchagua Province
VII - Maule Region
Talca Province
Cauquenes Province
Curicó Province
Linares Province
VIII - Bío-Bío Region
Concepción Province
Arauco Province
Biobío Province
Ñuble Province
IX - Araucanía Region
Cautín Province
Malleco Province
X - Los Lagos Region
Llanquihue Province
Chiloé Province
Osorno Province
Palena Province
Valdivia Province
XI - Aysen Region
Coyhaique Province
Aisén Province
Capitán Prat Province
General Carrera Province
XII - Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region
Magallanes Province
Antártica Chilena Province
Tierra del Fuego Province
Última Esperanza Province
RM - Santiago Metropolitan Region
Santiago Province
Cordillera Province
Chacabuco Province
Maipo Province
Melipilla Province
Talagante Province
See also

List of communes by region and province


Traditionally Chilean regions are listed in geographical order starting with the most northern extreme, but leaving the Metropolitan Santiago Region to the end of the list.
The following listing reflects this ordering scheme with the provinces within each region also being listed from north to south.
I - Tarapacá Region

Iquique Province


Iquique

Camiña

Colchane

Huara

Pica

Pozo Almonte

Alto Hospicio
Arica Province


Arica

Camarones
Parinacota Province


Putre

General Lagos
II - Antofagasta Region

Antofagasta Province


Antofagasta

Mejillones

Sierra Gorda

Taltal
El Loa Province


Calama

Ollagüe

San Pedro de Atacama
Tocopilla Province


Tocopilla

María Elena
III - Atacama Region

Copiapó Province


Copiapó

Caldera

Tierra Amarilla
Chañaral Province


Chañaral

Diego de Almagro
Huasco Province


Vallenar

Alto del Carmen

Freirina

Huasco
IV - Coquimbo Region

Elqui Province


La Serena

Coquimbo

Andacollo

La Higuera

Paiguano

Vicuña
Choapa Province


Illapel

Canela

Los Vilos

Salamanca
Limarí Province


Ovalle

Combarbalá

Monte Patria

Punitaqui

Río Hurtado
V - Valparaíso Region

Valparaíso Province


Valparaíso

Casablanca

Concón

Juan Fernández

Puchuncaví

Quilpué

Quintero

Villa Alemana

Viña del Mar
Isla de Pascua Province


Isla de Pascua
Los Andes Province


Los Andes

Calle Larga

Rinconada

San Esteban
Petorca Province


La Ligua

Cabildo

Papudo

Petorca

Zapallar
Quillota Province


Quillota

Calera

Hijuelas

La Cruz

Limache

Nogales

Olmué
San Antonio Province


San Antonio

Algarrobo

Cartagena

El Quisco

El Tabo

Santo Domingo
San Felipe de Aconcagua Province


San Felipe

Catemu

Llaillay

Panquehue

Putaendo

Santa María
VI - O'Higgins Region

Cachapoal Province


Rancagua

Codegua

Coinco

Coltauco

Doñihue

Graneros

Las Cabras

Machalí

Malloa

Mostazal

Olivar

Peumo

Pichidegua

Quinta de Tilcoco

Rengo

Requínoa

San Vicente
Cardenal Caro Province


Pichilemu

La Estrella

Litueche

Marchihue

Navidad

Paredones
Colchagua Province


San Fernando

Chépica

Chimbarongo

Lolol

Nancagua

Palmilla

Peralillo

Placilla

Pumanque

Santa Cruz
VII - Maule Region

Talca Province


Talca

Constitución

Curepto

Empedrado

Maule

Pelarco

Pencahue

Río Claro

San Clemente

San Rafael
Cauquenes Province


Cauquenes

Chanco

Pelluhue
Curicó Province


Curicó

Hualañé

Licantén

Molina

Rauco

Romeral

Sagrada Familia

Teno

Vichuquén
Linares Province


Linares

Colbún

Longaví

Parral

Retiro

San Javier

Villa Alegre

Yerbas Buenas
VIII - Bío-Bío Region

Concepción Province


Concepción

Coronel

Chiguayante

Florida

Hualqui

Lota

Penco

San Pedro de la Paz

Santa Juana

Talcahuano

Tomé

Hualpén
Arauco Province


Lebu

Arauco

Cañete

Contulmo

Curanilahue

Los Álamos

Tirúa
Biobío Province


Los Ángeles

Antuco

Cabrero

Laja

Mulchén

Nacimiento

Negrete

Quilaco

Quilleco

San Rosendo

Santa Bárbara

Tucapel

Yumbel

Alto Biobío
Ñuble Province


Chillán

Bulnes

Cobquecura

Coelemu

Coihueco

Chillán Viejo

El Carmen

Ninhue

Ñiquén

Pemuco

Pinto

Portezuelo

Quillón

Quirihue

Ránquil

San Carlos

San Fabián

San Ignacio

San Nicolás

Treguaco

Yungay
IX - Araucanía Region

Cautín Province


Temuco

Carahue

Cunco

Curarrehue

Freire

Galvarino

Gorbea

Lautaro

Loncoche

Melipeuco

Nueva Imperial

Padre Las Casas

Perquenco

Pitrufquén

Pucón

Saavedra

Teodoro Schmidt

Toltén

Vilcún

Villarrica

Cholchol
Malleco Province


Angol

Collipulli

Curacautín

Ercilla

Lonquimay

Los Sauces

Lumaco

Purén

Renaico

Traiguén

Victoria
X - Los Lagos Region

Llanquihue Province


Puerto Montt

Calbuco

Cochamó

Fresia

Frutillar

Los Muermos

Llanquihue

Maullín

Puerto Varas
Chiloé Province


Castro

Ancud

Chonchi

Curaco de Vélez

Dalcahue

Puqueldón

Queilén

Quellón

Quemchi

Quinchao
Osorno Province


Osorno

Puerto Octay

Purranque

Puyehue

Río Negro

San Juan de la Costa

San Pablo
Palena Province


Chaitén

Futaleufú

Hualaihué

Palena
Valdivia Province


Valdivia

Corral

Futrono

La Unión

Lago Ranco

Lanco

Los Lagos

Máfil

Mariquina

Paillaco

Panguipulli

Río Bueno
XI - Aysen Region

Coyhaique Province


Coyhaique

Lago Verde
Aisén Province


Aysen

Cisnes

Guaitecas
Capitán Prat Province


Cochrane

O'Higgins

Tortel
General Carrera Province


Chile Chico

Río Ibáñez
XII - Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Region

Magallanes Province


Punta Arenas

Laguna Blanca

Río Verde

San Gregorio
Antártica Chilena Province


Cabo de Hornos (formerly 'Navarino')

Antártica
Tierra del Fuego Province


Porvenir

Primavera

Timaukel
Última Esperanza Province


Natales

Torres del Paine
RM - Santiago Metropolitan Region

Santiago Province


Santiago

Cerrillos

Cerro Navia

Conchalí

El Bosque

Estación Central

Huechuraba

Independencia

La Cisterna

La Florida

La Granja

La Pintana

La Reina

Las Condes

Lo Barnechea

Lo Espejo

Lo Prado

Macul

Maipú

Ñuñoa

Pedro Aguirre Cerda

Peñalolén

Providencia

Pudahuel

Quilicura

Quinta Normal

Recoleta

Renca

San Joaquín

San Miguel

San Ramón

Vitacura
Cordillera Province


Puente Alto

Pirque

San José de Maipo
Chacabuco Province


Colina

Lampa

Tiltil
Maipo Province


San Bernardo

Buin

Calera de Tango

Paine
Melipilla Province


Melipilla

Alhué

Curacaví

María Pinto

San Pedro
Talagante Province


Talagante

El Monte

Isla de Maipo

Padre Hurtado

Peñaflor

See also



Regions of Chile

Provinces of Chile

Spanish WP on Commune of Cabo de Hornos

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