Province · Valparaíso Region
# Los Andes Province

Los Andes Province is a province of Chile in Valparaíso Region. It had an estimated 118,588 people in 2022 on 3,058 km² (about 39 per km²). It is divided into 4 communes. 215 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 419 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 118,588 people (2022)
- 3,058 km²
- 4 communes
- 419 mapped services

## How many people live in Los Andes Province?

Los Andes Province had an estimated 118,588 people in 2022 — 5.9% of Valparaíso Region, 35th of 56 provinces. There are 1,037 women for every 1,000 men (close to the Valparaíso Region figure of 1,045). Spread over 3,058 km², that is about 39 people per km², 21st of 56 provinces.

20.2% of people are children under 15 and 13.7% are 65 or older; the median age is about 37 years (it is 37 across Valparaíso Region). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 51 children and older people.
- 0–4 7,359
- 5–9 8,280
- 10–14 8,284
- 15–19 7,255
- 20–24 7,135
- 25–29 8,687
- 30–34 9,168
- 35–39 8,994
- 40–44 8,442
- 45–49 7,977
- 50–54 7,198
- 55–59 7,023
- 60–64 6,483
- 65–69 5,563
- 70–74 4,203
- 75–79 2,840
- 80+ 3,697

Source: UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Where is Los Andes Province?

Los Andes Province lies in Valparaíso Region, Chile. It borders 4 other provinces: Chacabuco Province, Cordillera Province, San Felipe Province and Santiago Province. By area it is the 43rd largest of 56 provinces in Chile. It covers 18.8% of Valparaíso Region. The centre of Los Andes Province is about 77 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. It is about 122 km from Valparaíso, the main town of Valparaíso Region. The centre point is at 32.8083° S, 70.3457° W.

Source: La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO).

## Things to see in and around Los Andes Province

OpenStreetMap lists 28 named sights in Los Andes Province: 8 viewpoints; 6 museums; 4 attractions; 3 waterfalls; 3 archaeological sites; 2 nature reserves; 1 memorial; 1 ruins.
- Museo Arqueológico de los Andes · museum
- Museo Histórico y Centro Cultural Presidente Pedro Aguirre Cerda · museum
- Museo Sociedad de Artesanos e Industriales de Los Andes · museum
- Museo de Bomberos de Los Andes · museum
- Museo del Antiguo Convento del Espíritu Santo · museum
- Sala Museografíca Casona Rinconada · museum
- Parque Arqueologico Paidahuén · archaeological site
- Petroglifo · archaeological site
- Petroglifos Cerro Patagual · archaeological site
- Cascada El Cobre · waterfall
- Cascada del Peñón · waterfall
- Salto de la Mona · waterfall
- Parque Andino Juncal · nature reserve
- Reserva Nacional Río Blanco · nature reserve
- Cordón de los Españoles · viewpoint
- Laguna del Inca - Portillo · viewpoint
- Mirador Glaciar Juncal · viewpoint
- Mirador Los Caracoles · viewpoint
- Mirador Nido de Cóndores · viewpoint
- Salto del Soldado · viewpoint
- Termas El Corazón · viewpoint
- Vía Crucis · viewpoint
- Parque Municipal de San Esteban · attraction
- Petroglifos · attraction
- Túnel Chacabuco · attraction
- Viña San Esteban · attraction
- Caracoles · ruins
- Virgen · memorial

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Los Andes Province
- Time zone UTC−3 (summer UTC−4) · America/Santiago
- Currency Peso (CLP)
- Country calling code +56
- Languages Spanish
- Plug types Type C, L · 220 V
- Driving side Right
- Postcode format 7 digits (#######)

### Nearest airports
- Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) · Santiago 77 km
- Governor Francisco Gabrielli International Airport (MDZ) · Mendoza 145 km

### Nearest railway station

Vilcuya (Los Andes), about 11 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 14.3 hours, sunrise around 06:27) and shortest in Jun (about 10.0 hours, sunrise around 08:41, sunset around 18:41).

Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Communes of Los Andes Province
| Commune | People | per km² | Area km² | Localities | Services |
| Los Andes | 68,602 | 56 | 1,235 | 59 | 290 |
| San Esteban | 21,226 | 15 | 1,377 | 79 | 50 |
| Calle Larga | 17,097 | 53 | 322 | 44 | 32 |
| Rinconada | 11,663 | 95 | 123 | 36 | 47 |

Source: La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO); UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Villages and localities in Los Andes Province

Open gazetteers list 215 villages, towns and localities in Los Andes Province. The largest with a recorded population: Los Andes (63,009), San Esteban (17,090), Calle Larga (13,366) and Rinconada de Los Andes (8,839). Settlements here lie between about 724 m and 3,757 m above sea level (median 1,080 m).
- Aires de Aconcagua
- Aires de Rinconada
- Alto de la Posada
- Alto del Puerto
- Auco
- Avenida Santa Teresa
- Barrio Las Bodegas
- Baños El Barro
- Bella Vista
- Bocatoma
- Brisas de los Andes
- Calle Larga
- Callejón Los Jiménez
- Callejón Vera
- Camino La Florida
- Camino a San Francisco
- Campos de Ahumada
- Campos de Ahumada Bajo
- Canabina
- Cancha Pelada
- Capilla de las Nieves 2
- Caracoles
- Cariño Botado
- Cariño Botado - La Falda
- Carretera Antigua
- Casuto
- Complejo Los Libertadores
- Comunidad Los Rosales
- Comunidad Quebrada Seca
- Comunidad de Auco
- Comunidad de las Bandurrias
- Condominio Alto San Esteban
- Condominio Las Tranqueras
- Condoroma
- Coquimbito
- Covarrubias
- Cumbres de Auco
- Doña Alicia
- El Algarrobo
- El Barón
- El Carrizo
- El Castillo
- El Chacai
- El Chacay
- El Cobre
- El Estero
- El Gredal
- El Guape
- El Guapi
- El Higueral
- El Juncal
- El Maqui
- El Membrillo
- El Monte
- El Patagual
- El Pedrero
- El Pimiento
- El Pino
- El Portillo
- El Recreo
- El Recreo Dos
- El Recreo Uno
- El Sauce
- El Sial
- El Silo
- El Villorrio
- El Águila
- Escuela de Alta Montaña
- Esperanza
- Foncea
- General del Canto
- Guardia Vieja
- Hacienda Cordillera
- Hacienda Rinconada de Los Andes
- Jardín de los Villares
- La Caldera
- La Canabina
- La Capellanía
- La Capilla III
- La Ermita
- La Florida
- La Higuerita
- La Línea
- La Mesilla
- La Pampilla
- Laderas de Santa Rosa
- Las Bandurrias
- Las Delicias
- Las Golondrinas
- Las Juntas
- Las Lomas
- Las Parcelas de Calle Larga
- Las Vegas
- Las Vizcachas
- Las Vizcachas Alto
- Llanos Sur
- Lo Araya
- Lo Blanco
- Lo Calvo
- Lo Camus
- Los Andes
- Los Azules
- Los Chacayes
- Los Chacayes Interior
- Los Chalets
- Los Espinos
- Los Faroles
- Los Guindos
- Los Libertadores
- Los Lillos
- Los Llanos Altos
- Los Olmos
- Los Placeres
- Los Queltehues
- Los Quillayes
- Los Quilos
- Los Ranchillos
- Los Riecillos
- Los Rosales
- Los Rulos
- Los Villares
- Mina Caracoles
- Monte Blanco
- Montes Andinos
- O'Nell
- Paidahuén
- Pajonal
- Parada Caracoles
- Parada Portillo
- Paso Basaure
- Peralillo
- Piscicultura
- Plaza Vieja
- Población Arturo Prat
- Población El Cristo
- Población Juan XIII
- Población La Pampilla
- Pocuro
- Portillo
- Primera Quebrada
- Primera Quebrada Interior
- Primera Quebrada Río
- Quebrada Honda
- Reyes
- Riecillo
- Rinconada
- Rinconada de Los Andes
- Rincón Garcieño
- Roma
- Río Blanco
- Río Colorado
- Saladillo
- San Esteban
- San Francisco
- San Miguel
- San Regis
- San Sebastián
- San Vicente
- Santa Rosa
- Santa Rosa de Los Andes
- Santuario Santa Teresa de Los Andes
- Sendero de Los Andes
- Tabolango
- Tocornal
- Valle Alegre
- Valle Andino
- Valle Cóndores
- Vilcuya
- Villa Aire de Cordillera
- Villa Alborada
- Villa Alegre
- Villa Arcoiris
- Villa Camilo Vial
- Villa Colunquen
- Villa Cordillera
- Villa Degania
- Villa Del Solar
- Villa Diego Portales
- Villa El Corazón
- Villa El Dorado
- Villa El Esfuerzo
- Villa El Mirador
- Villa Génesis
- Villa Hermanos Maristas
- Villa La Comarca
- Villa La Estancia
- Villa La Familia
- Villa La Parva
- Villa Las Bandurrias
- Villa Las Flores
- Villa Lomas De Santa Rosa
- Villa Los Acacios
- Villa Los Alerces
- Villa Los Almendros
- Villa Los Aromos
- Villa Los Castaños
- Villa Los Copihues
- Villa Los Jardines
- Villa Los Olmos
- Villa Los Ríos
- Villa Los Volcanes
- Villa Marisol
- Villa Minera Andina
- Villa Mirador
- Villa Pedro Aguirre Cerda
- Villa Renacer
- Villa Sagrada Familia
- Villa San Alberto
- Villa San José
- Villa San José de Auco
- Villa San José de Casuto
- Villa Sol del Valle
- Villa Sor Teresa
- Villa Sueño Dorado
- Villa Valle del Real

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Landscape and landmarks of Los Andes Province

Named natural and historic features inside Los Andes Province, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

71 rivers and streams; 5 lakes.
- Agua Tapada
- Cajón Los Ángeles
- Cajón Santa Filomena
- Estero Columpios del Diablo
- Estero Flores
- Estero Gallardo
- Estero Lagunillas
- Estero Los Chacayes
- Estero Mardones
- Estero Monos de Agua
- Estero Pocuro
- Estero Potrero Escondido
- Estero Riecillos
- Estero Vilcuya
- Estero de La Cañada
- Estero de La Gloria
- Estero de La Polvareda
- Estero de Las Piedras
- Estero de Las Polvaredas
- Estero de Leiva
- Estero de Los Azules
- Estero de Manantiales
- Estero de Navarro
- Estero de Ojos de Agua

…and 52 more.

### Coast and islands

2 lagoons; 1 headland.
- Laguna Chica
- Laguna El Toro
- Punta Redonda

### Hills and mountains

102 mountains; 29 peaks; 22 mountain passes; 21 hills; 3 glaciers.
- Cerro Juncal · 5,892 m
- Cerro Gemelos · 5,172 m
- Cerro León Blanco · 5,098 m
- Alto del Río Blanco · 5,057 m
- Cerro La Paloma · 4,892 m
- Cerro Negro · 4,876 m
- Cerro Anec · 4,840 m
- Cerro Cola de Mono · 4,838 m
- Cerro León Negro · 4,831 m
- Cerro La Parva · 4,820 m
- Glaciar Juncal Norte · 4,763 m
- Nevado Olivares · 4,751 m
- Cerro Halcón Alto · 4,702 m
- Cerro Infierno · 4,658 m
- Cerro de Los Helados · 4,570 m
- Cerro Pimentón · 4,569 m
- Nevado de Leiva · 4,520 m
- Portezuelo de Lomas Coloradas · 4,479 m
- Cerro Las Yeguas Heladas · 4,437 m
- Cerro Tordillo · 4,412 m
- Cerro Techado · 4,389 m
- Cerro Altar · 4,361 m
- Cerro Juncal · 4,353 m
- Cerro de La Gloria · 4,335 m

…and 153 more.

### Forests and nature

1 nature reserve.
- Los Hornitos

### Getting around

2 railway stations; 1 airport.
- Caracoles
- Estación Hermanos Clark
- San Rafael Airport

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features.

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Los Andes Province and the best time to visit

In Los Andes Province, the warmest month is Jan (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jul (8 °C). About 256 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (59 mm) and the driest Dec (7 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are September to May.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 21 | 8 |
| Feb | 20 | 9 |
| Mar | 18 | 9 |
| Apr | 15 | 11 |
| May | 12 | 41 |
| Jun | 8 | 59 |
| Jul | 8 | 45 |
| Aug | 9 | 36 |
| Sep | 11 | 13 |
| Oct | 14 | 10 |
| Nov | 17 | 9 |
| Dec | 19 | 7 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Los Andes Province

Places mapped inside Los Andes Province in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 13
- Banks 17
- ATMs 1
- Petrol pumps 22
- Hotels 54
- Shopping malls 7
- Schools 90
- Colleges and universities 9
- Cinemas 1
- Pharmacies 22
- Restaurants 154
- Police stations 8
- Dental clinics 21

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers
- Where is Los Andes Province? In Valparaíso Region, Chile
- What is the population of Los Andes Province? 118,588 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Los Andes Province? About 37 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Los Andes Province? About 39 people per km²
- What borders Los Andes Province? Chacabuco Province, Cordillera Province, San Felipe Province and Santiago Province
- What is there to see in Los Andes Province? Caracoles, Cascada El Cobre, Cascada del Peñón, Cordón de los Españoles
- What time zone is Los Andes Province in? UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Los Andes Province? Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Los Andes Province? Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Los Andes Province? 215 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Los Andes Province? Settlements lie between 724 m and 3,757 m
- What is the highest point in Los Andes Province? Cerro Juncal (5,892 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Los Andes Province? September to May
- How many hospitals are in Los Andes Province? 13 mapped
- How many banks are in Los Andes Province? 17 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Los Andes Province? 1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Los Andes Province? 22 mapped
- What is the P-code of Los Andes Province? CL053 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Province
- Area: 3,057.9 km²
- P-code: CL053
- Region: Valparaíso Region

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Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/chile/valparaiso/los-andes/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.