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GEO2_CL1960
Chile, Department 1960 [Level 2, GIS]

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Description

GEO2_CL1960 identifies the household’s department within Chile in 1960. Departments are the second level administrative units of the country, after provinces. A GIS map (in shapefile format), corresponding to GEO2_CL1960 can be downloaded from the GIS Boundary files page in the IPUMS International web site

The full set of geography variables for Chile can be found in the IPUMS International Geography variables list. For cross-national geographic analysis on the first and second major administrative level of any country refer to GEOLEV1, and GEOLEV2. More information on IPUMS-International geography can be found here.

Comparability — General

Departments with populations less than 20,000 (based on the most recent sample year) were regionalized (combined) with neighboring departments within the same province to create units with populations greater than 20,000.

Universe

  • All households

Availability

  • Chile: 1960