Editing Regions of Chile (section)

==Naming==
Each region was given a [[Roman numeral]], followed by a name (e.g. ''IV Región de Coquimbo'', read as "fourth region of Coquimbo" in Spanish). When the regional structure was created, Roman numerals were assigned in ascending order from north to south, with the northernmost region designated as I (first) and the southernmost region as XII (twelfth). The [[Santiago Metropolitan Region]], located in the center of the country and home to the country's capital [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], was excluded from this naming scheme and given instead the initials RM, standing for ''Región Metropolitana'' ("Metropolitan Region" in Spanish). With the creation of regions XIV ([[Los Ríos Region]]) and XVI ([[Ñuble Region]]) in the south and XV ([[Arica y Parinacota Region]]) in the north ([[Triskaidekaphobia|XIII was not used]]) in 2007, the north-south Roman numeral order was broken.

In February 2018, the ''Strengthening of Regionalization Law'' (Law 21074) was enacted.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/ciudades/ley-les-quito-los-numeros-a-las-regiones-ahora-solo-se-conoceran-por-su-nombre/2018-03-07/101936.html|title=Ley les quitó los números a las regiones: Ahora solo se conocerán por su nombre - Cooperativa.cl|last=Cooperativa.cl|website=cooperativa.cl|access-date=1 May 2018|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180308231826/http://www.cooperativa.cl/noticias/pais/ciudades/ley-les-quito-los-numeros-a-las-regiones-ahora-solo-se-conoceran-por-su-nombre/2018-03-07/101936.html|archive-date=8 March 2018}}</ref> Among other things, it removed the [[roman numerals]] from the designations.