title: San Felipe de Aconcagua
text: # San Felipe de Aconcagua
  
  San Felipe de Aconcagua Province (Spanish: Provincia de San Felipe de Aconcagua) is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of San Felipe (pop. 64,126).
  
  ## Administration
  
  As a province, San Felipe de Aconcagua is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president.
  
  ### Communes
  
  The province comprises six communes (Spanish: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:
  
  * Catemu
  * Llaillay
  * Panquehue
  * Putaendo
  * San Felipe (capital)
  * Santa María
  
  ## Geography and demography
  
  The province spans a landlocked area of 2,659.2 $km^2$ (1,027 sq mi), the third largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census, San Felipe de Aconcagua is the fifth most populous province in the region with a population of 131,911. At that time, there were 98,925 people living in urban areas, 32,986 people living in rural areas, 65,090 men and 66,821 women.
  
  