Valdivia Province ( Spanish : Provincia de Valdivia ; pronounced [balˈdiβja] ) is one of two provinces of the southern Chilean region of Los Ríos (XIV). The provincial capital is Valdivia . Located in the province are two important rivers, the Calle-Calle / Valdivia River and the Cruces River . It is part of Northern Patagonia and its wild virgin forest embrace the Patagonian Cordillera following the river Calle Calle down to the Pacific Ocean. It is known in Patagonia by the term "Bosque Valdiviano", referring to the primitive forest of Valdivia with its native trees. These forests are present in some parts of Northern Patagonia, both in Chile and Argentina.
7-472: According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute ( INE ), the province spans an area of 10,197.2 km (3,937 sq mi) and had a population of 259,243 inhabitants (128,972 men and 130,271 women), giving it a population density of 25.4/km (66/sq mi). Of these, 192,066 (74.1%) lived in urban areas and 67,177 (25.9%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses,
14-467: A general census of population and housing, then collecting, producing and publishing official demographic statistics of people in Chile , in addition to other specific tasks entrusted to it by law. Its antecedents lie in the initiatives of president Manuel Bulnes and his minister, Manuel Rengifo, to draw up the second population census and obtain statistical data of the country. By Decree No. 18 March 27, 1843,
21-565: Is considered the oldest festival in Chile and one of the most important in this musical genre in the Southern Cone. National Statistics Institute (Chile) The National Statistics Institute of Chile (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Chile , INE) is a state-run organization of the Government of Chile , created in the second half of the 19th century and tasked with performing
28-604: The Office of Statistics was created, Ministry of the Interior to provide knowledge of the departments and provinces. It put the INE in charge of producing the national population census every 10 years, as required by the Census Act of July 12, 1843. Law No. 187 of September 17, 1847 established the office as a permanent body of the state. By 1853, it was legally required that each section chief of
35-641: The Saval Park. In this context, several authors born in the Los Ríos Region stand out, such as Maha Vial , Iván Espinoza Riesco, José Baroja , Aldo Astete Cuadra, Efraín Miranda Cárdenas, by name a few. The Valdivia International Sculpture Symposium contest is listed as one of the most important events in Chile and prestigious in Latin America. The Valdivia International Jazz Festival was born in July 2000. Today it
42-572: The ministries collect and submit data to the Bureau of Statistics. Subsequently and by various legal modifications, it was called Dirección General de Estadísticas (1927–1953), Servicio Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (1953–1960), Dirección de Estadísticas y Censos (1960–1970). It has called by its current name since 1970, and it has been under the Ministry of Economy since 1927. The first official publication, National Repertoire ( Repertorio Nacional ),
49-473: The population grew by 10.9% (25,547 persons). The Valdivia International Film Festival (FICV) is the most important film event in Chile, one of the most important worldwide and in Latin America. It has been held since 1994, generally during the month of October. The Valdivia Book Fair is organized annually by the city's Municipal Cultural Corporation, with the support of the Los Ríos Governor's Office, in
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