Malleco Province

The Malleco Province (Provincia de Malleco) is one of two provinces of the Chilean region of Araucanía (IX). The provincial capital is the city of Angol.

Geography
The Malleco province is in the northern half of the Araucanía region with an area of 13433.3 sqmi. The capital, Temuco, is in the northwestern part of the province.

Malleco is bordered to the north by the Bío Bío provinces, to the east by Argentina, to the south by the Cautín province and to the west by the Arauco province.

Climate
The average amount of precipitation for the year in Angol-Los Estanques, at an altitude of 72 m, is 1094.8 mm. The month with the most precipitation on average is July with 238.6 mm of precipitation. The month with the least precipitation on average is February with an average of 12 mm.

Population
(last national census), there were 201,615 people living in the province, giving it a population density of inhabitants/km². The urban population was 139,261 persons (69% of the total population).

The largest city of the province, in 2002, is its capital, Angol, with 43,801 inhabitants.

Administration
As a province, Malleco is a second-level administrative division, consisting of 11 communes (comunas). The city of Angol serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.



Related pages

 * Provinces of Chile

Other websites

 * Territorial division of Chile
 * Gobierno Regional de la Araucanía Official website
 * Province of Malleco website