Los Ríos Region

Los Ríos Region XIV Región de Los Ríos
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Map o Los Ríos Region
Kintra	Chile
Caipital	Valdivia
Provinces	Valdivia, Ranco
Aurie
- Tot	18,429.5 km2 (7,115.7 sq mi)
Aurie rank	11
Laichest elevation	0 m (0 ft)
Indwallers (2002)
- Tot	356,396
- Rank	10
- Densitie	19.3/km2 (50.1/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	CL-LR

The XIV Los Ríos Region (Spainyie: XIV Región de Los Ríos, literally in Spainyie: The Rivers) is ane o Chile's 15 regions. Its caipital is Valdivia. Pop. 356,396 (2002 census). It began tae operate as region on 2 October 2007. It wis creatit bi subdividin the Los Lagos Region in soothren Chile. It consists o twa provinces: Valdivia an—the newly creatit—Ranco that wis umwhile pairt o Valdivia Province.

The new region wis established in consideration o territorial, historical an geographic factors. The oreeginal Los Lagos Region wis ane o the lairgest, maist diverse regions in the kintra, an the integration o the Province o Valdivia wis difficult acause o its backgrund which differed frae the fower ither provinces o the region, especially the soothren provinces o Chiloé an Palena.

Freemit airtins

• Ley Nº 20.174 (Law creatin the region) (Spainyie)