On 9 June 2018, the new Ñuble Region came into existence, separated from Biobio Region. It has three provincesDiguillin, Itata, and Punilla (all created in the same year). The region capital is Chillan. Valentin Poposki, 8 October 2019
As the new region was in preparation several years, there were some proposals for the regional flag; one from 2014 is shown on the regional website (from David Astudill Ortega). Valentin Poposki, 8 October 2019