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Libertador General
Bernardo O'Higgins Region Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins | |
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 Río Claro | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region | |
| Coordinates: 34°10′02″S 70°43′37″W / 34.16722°S 70.72694°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Capital | Rancagua |
| Provinces | Cachapoal, Colchagua, Cardenal Caro |
| Government | |
| • Presidential Regional Delegate | Fabio López (Independent) |
| • Governor | Pablo Silva Amaya |
| Area | |
• Total | 16,387.0 km2 (6,327.1 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 14 |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2017)[1] | |
• Total | 908,545 |
| • Rank | 6 |
| • Density | 55/km2 (140/sq mi) |
| GDP (PPP) | |
| • Total | $16.376 billion (2014) |
| • Per capita | $17,985 (2014) |
| ISO 3166 code | CL-LI |
| HDI (2019) | 0.820[3] very high |
| Website | goreohiggins |
The Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region[4][5][6] (Spanish: Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, pronounced [liβeɾtaˈðoɾ xeneˈɾal βeɾˈnaɾðo oˈçiɣins]),[7] often shortened to O'Higgins Region (Spanish: Región de O'Higgins), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is subdivided into three provinces. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, one of Chile's founding fathers.
The Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region is bordered to the west by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by the Republic of Argentina, to the north by the Valparaíso and Santiago Metropolitan Regions, and to the south by the Maule Region. It extends approximately between the parallels of 33° 51' and 35° 01' south latitude, and between the meridian of 70° 02' west longitude and the Pacific Ocean.
The capital and largest city of the region is Rancagua. The second major town is San Fernando.
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- ^ Rupp, David E; Oscar Reckmann; Jorge Vergara; Hamil Uribe; John S. Selker (2011). "Unconfined Aquifer Permeability near hand-dug Wells in the Coastal and Interior dryland of the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Chile". Chilean Journal of Agricultural Research. 71 (2): 267–274. doi:10.4067/S0718-58392011000200012. hdl:1807/45895. ISSN 0718-5839.
In the dryland of the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region in Chile, most farmers rely [...]
- ^ Inc, Merriam-Webster (1997). Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary. Merriam-Webster. p. 977. ISBN 9780877795469. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
Rancagua. City of Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region.
{{cite book}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Division, Library of Congress. Federal Research (December 1994). Chile, a country study. The Division. p. 299. ISBN 9780844408286. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
[...] the provinces of San Felipe de Aconcagua, Colchagua and Valparaíso, as well as Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region and [...]
- ^ "Decreto Ley 2339. Otorga denominación a la Región Metropolitana y a las regiones del país, en la forma que indica". Ley Chile (in Spanish). Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile. 10 October 1978. Retrieved 26 July 2012.