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The XIV Los Ríos Region (Spanish: ''XIV Región de Los Ríos'', literally in English: ''XIV Region of the Rivers'') is one of Chile's 15 regions, the country's first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Valdivia. Pop. 363,887 (2012 census). It began to operate as region on October 2, 2007. It was created by subdividing the Los Lagos Region in southern Chile. It consists of two provinces: Valdivia and—the newly created—Ranco that was formerly part of Valdivia Province. The region's economy is based on forestry, cattle farming, tourism, manufacturing, and services. Key industries include the Valdivia Pulp Mill, Valdivia's shipyards, and the dairy facilities located in La Unión. About half of the population lives in the commune of Valdivia. ==Government and administration== The capital of region is Valdivia and its 12 communes are distributed among 2 provinces. These are: : *Valdivia Province: Including Valdivia, Mariquina, Lanco, Panguipulli, Máfil, Los Lagos, Paillaco, and Corral municipalities : *Ranco Province: Including La Unión, Río Bueno, Lago Ranco and Futrono municipalities. Valdivia is part of Northern Patagonia as its wild virgin forest embrace the Patagonian Cordillera following the river Calle Calle down to the Pacific Ocean. It is known in Patagonia the term " Bosque Valdiviano" referring to the primitive virgin forest found in the cordillera valleys of Valdivia which include dense masses of native trees. These Forest are present in some parts of Northern Patagonia both in Chile and Argentina. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Los Ríos Region」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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