Provinces are the units into which a region is administratively divided, with a characteristic productive destination and cultural identity (technically called Microregion), defined for Interior Government purposes. It is made up of communes and must have a capital that is the seat of its authority, the Governor, and the other institutions of this territorial unit. Currently there are 54 provinces nationwide.[La Provincia es el territorio en que se divide administrativamente a una región, con destino productivo característico y con identidad cultural (técnicamente denominado Microregión), definido para fines de Gobierno Interior. Se conforma por comunas y debe contar con una capital que constituye la sede de su autoridad, el Gobernador, y de la demás institucionalidad propia de esta unidad territorial. Actualmente existen 54 provincias a nivel nacional.]
Purpose
The Province is the administrative and territorial unit that divides a region.
[La Provincia es la unidad administrativa y territorial que divide una región.]
Temporal Extent
Currentness Reference
Date of publication.
Time Instant
20160530
Bounding Box
West
-109.454879
East
-66.415584
North
-17.497776
South
-56.537766
Theme Keyword
census
provinces
province
administrative divisions
Provincia
División Política Administrativa
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
None
Theme Keyword
boundaries
Theme Keyword Thesaurus
ISO 19115 Topic Categories
Place Keyword
Chile
Place Keyword Thesaurus
None
Temporal Keyword
2017
Temporal Keyword Thesaurus
None
Access Restrictions
None
Use Restrictions
The Provinces layer is a layer of the group of administrative and political boundaries. It is used for administrative purposes and at the end of the precensus must be validated or modified as appropriate. It is thus a layer subject to update. Therefore, it is hereby warned that use of these data is strictly the responsibility of the people who request it, who must adopt the appropriate precautions and safeguards given its status as preliminary cartography.[La capa de Provincias es una capa del grupo de limites DPA. Es utilizada con fines administrativos y al final el levantamiento precensal se debe validar o modificar, segun corresponda. Por lo tanto, es una capa sujeta a actualizacion. Se advierte que su uso es bajo estricta responsabilidad de las personas que lo solicitan, quienes deberán adoptar las precauciones y resguardos del caso, atendido su carácter de cartografía preliminar.]
Status
Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency
As needed
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
Delivery Point
Avenida Presidente Bulnes 418
City
Santiago
State
Región Metropolitana
Postal Code
8330532
Country
CL
Contact Telephone
(56-2) 2892 4000
Contact Facsimile Telephone
(56-2) 2671 2169
Contact Electronic Mail Address
Reinaldo.segura@ine.cl
Point of Contact
Contact Organization
Map and Geospatial Information Center, Lewis Library, Princeton University
Delivery Point
Washington Rd and Ivy Lane
City
Princeton
State
NJ
Postal Code
08544
Country
US
Contact Telephone
609-258-1097
Credit
Chile, National Institute of Statistics, Department of Geography - Undersecretary of Regional and Administrative Development
[Departamento de Geografía Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas - Chile Subsecretaría de Desarrollo Regional y Administrativo]
Native Data Set Environment
Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS 10.6.1.9270
Spatial Data Organization Information
Direct Spatial Reference Method
Vector
Point and Vector Object Information
SDTS Terms Description
SDTS Point and Vector Object Type
GT-polygon composed of chains
Point and Vector Object Count
54
Spatial Reference Information
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition
Geographic
Latitude Resolution
8.9831528411952133e-09
Longitude Resolution
8.9831528411952133e-09
Geographic Coordinate Units
Decimal Degrees
Geodetic Model
Horizontal Datum Name
D SIRGAS 2000
Ellipsoid Name
GRS 1980
Semi-major Axis
6378137.0
Denominator of Flattening Ratio
298.257222101
Entity and Attribute Information
Entity Type
Entity Type Label
Provincia_2017
Entity Type Definition
Polygons representing provinces.
Entity Type Definition Source
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
Attributes
FID
Internal feature number. (Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically generated.)
Definition Source
Esri
Shape
Feature geometry. (Coordinates defining the features.)
Definition Source
Esri
REGION
Region code.
Definition Source
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
PROVINCIA
Province code.
Definition Source
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
DESC_REGIO
Region name.
Definition Source
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
DESC_PROVI
Province name.
Definition Source
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
Distribution Information
Name
Metadata Reference Information
Metadata Date
20190329
Metadata Contact
Contact Information
Contact Organization Primary
Contact Organization
Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas
Contact Person
SIG Corporativo INE
Contact Position
Reinaldo Segura Miranda
Contact Address
Address
Avenida Presidente Bulnes 418
City
Santiago
State or Province
Región Metropolitana
Postal Code
8330532
Country
CL
Contact Voice Telephone
(56-2) 2892 4000
Contact Facsimile Telephone
(56-2) 2671 2169
Contact Electronic Mail Address
Reinaldo.segura@ine.cl
Metadata Standard Name
FGDC Content Standard for Digital Geospatial Metadata
