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Pomaire
Pomaire is a town in the commune of Melipilla in Melipilla Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. Natural clay abundant in the hills surrounding the town bolstered a thriving pottery industry in the community. In the village there is a tradition of giving Chanchitos, little pig statuettes to friends and family members to bring good luck. See also * List of towns in Chile This article contains a list of towns in Chile. A town is defined by Chile's National Statistics Institute (INE) as an urban entity possessing between 2,001 and 5,000 inhabitants—or between 1,001 and 2,000 inhabitants if 50% or more of its po ... References *https://www.southamerica.cl/Chile/Pomaire.htm Populated places in Melipilla Province {{Santiago-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melipilla
Melipilla (Mapudungun for "four Pillans") is a Chilean Communes of Chile, commune and Capital (political), capital List of cities in Chile, city of the Melipilla Province, province of the same name. It is part of the Santiago Metropolitan Region and is a significant satellite city of the Chilean capital. The Melipilla commune borders 10 other communes, María Pinto, and a portion of Curacaví to the north; San Pedro, Chile, San Pedro and Alhué to the south; Isla de Maipo, El Monte, Chile, El Monte, Peñaflor, Chile, Peñaflor, Padre Hurtado in the Talagante Province, and Paine, Chile, Paine in the Maipo Province to the east; and San Antonio, Chile, San Antonio in the Valparaíso Region. It has an area of . According to the 2017 census, the commune alone has 123,627 residents and is projected to have 141,612 residents by 2020. Climate History The area has been inhabited since the last Glacial period, glaciation (approx. 11,000 BC). From there, groups of hunters and gatherers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Towns In Chile
This article contains a list of towns in Chile. A town is defined by Chile's National Statistics Institute (INE) as an urban entity possessing between 2,001 and 5,000 inhabitants—or between 1,001 and 2,000 inhabitants if 50% or more of its population is economically active in secondary and/or tertiary activities. This list is based on a June 2005 report by the INE based on the 2002 census, which registered 274 towns across the country, however only 269 of them are shown here. (The higher number is based on the number given in the regional summary provided by the INE report. The lower number is based on a manual count of the report. The discrepancies are found in the Valparaíso Region (report: 31 / manual count: 28), the O'Higgins Region (report: 39 / manual count: 38) and the Los Ríos and Los Lagos Region combined (report: 31 / manual count: 30).) [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melipilla Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region
Melipilla Province () is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The provincial capital is the city of Melipilla. Administration As a province, Melipilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president. The current delegate is Sandra Saavedra, who was appointed by president Gabriel Boric. Communes The province comprises five communes (Spanish: ''comunas''), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: *Curacaví * María Pinto *Melipilla * San Pedro * Alhué Geography and demography The province spans an area of , the second largest in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census, Melipilla was the fifth most populous province in the region with a total population of 141,165. At that time, there were 80,790 people living in urban areas, 60,375 living in rural area In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean. Chile had a population of 17.5 million as of the latest census in 2017 and has a territorial area of , sharing borders with Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage to the south. The country also controls several Pacific islands, including Juan Fernández Islands, Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas Islands, Desventuradas, and Easter Island, and claims about of Antarctica as the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The capital and largest city of Chile is Santiago, and the national language is Spanish language, Spanish. Conquest of Chile, Spain conquered and colonized the region in the mid-16th century, replacing Incas in Central Chile, Inca rule; however, they Arauco War ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
