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{{Short description|Second-level administrative division of Chile}}
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| map = [[File:Chile provinces.png|230px]]
| map = [[File:Chile provinces.png|230px]]
| category = [[Unitary state|Unitary unit]]
| category = [[Unitary state|Unitary unit]]
| territory = [[Chile|Republic of Chile]]
| territory = {{flag|Chile}}
| start_date =
| start_date =
| current_number = 56
| current_number = 56
| number_date =
| number_date =
| population_range = 1,792 ([[Antártica Chilena Province|Antártica Chilena]]) –
| population_range = 3,156 ([[Parinacota Province|Parinacota]]) –
4,997,637 ([[Santiago Province, Chile|Santiago Province]])
4,997,637 ([[Santiago Province, Chile|Santiago Province]])
| area_range = {{Convert|63.2|sqmi|order=flip|abbr=on}} ([[Easter Island]]) - {{Convert|488748.8|sqmi|order=flip|abbr=on}} ([[Antártica Chilena Province|Antártica Chilena]])
| area_range = {{Convert|63.2|sqmi|order=flip|abbr=on}} ([[Easter Island]]) - {{Convert|26182.9|sqmi|order=flip|abbr=on}} ([[Antofagasta Province|Antofagasta]])
| government = Provincial government, [[Politics of Chile|National government]]
| government = Provincial government, [[Politics of Chile|National government]]
| subdivision = [[Communes of Chile|Communes]]
| subdivision = [[Communes of Chile|Communes]]
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{{Politics of Chile}}
{{Politics of Chile}}


A province is the second largest administrative division in [[Chile]] with 56 in total. The largest administrative division in Chile is that of a [[regions of Chile|region]] with 16 in total.
A province is a second-level administrative division in [[Chile]]. There are 56 in total. The top-level administrative division in Chile is the [[regions of Chile|region]]. There are 16 in total.


Each provincial government (''gobernación provincial'') is headed by a governor (''gobernador'') appointed by the [[President of Chile|President]]. The governor exercises their powers in accordance with instructions from the regional [[intendant (government official)|intendant]] (''intendente''). The governor is advised by the Provincial Economic and Social Council (''Consejo Económico y Social Provincial'' or CESPRO). The only exception is the [[Santiago Province, Chile|Santiago Province]], which makes no provision for provincial government in its regulations; the position corresponds to the intendant of the [[Santiago Metropolitan Region]]. In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant.
Each provincial presidential delegation (''delegación presidencial provincial'') is headed by a provincial presidential delegate (''delegado presidencial provincial'') appointed by the [[President of Chile|President]]. The governor exercises their powers in accordance with instructions from the regional presidential delegate (''delegado presidencial regional''). The provincial delegate is advised by the Provincial Economic and Social Council (''Consejo Económico y Social Provincial'' or CESPRO). No provincial presidential delegations exist in those provinces where the regional capital is located; its functions were merged with those of the regional presidential delegate.


The country's provinces are further divided into 346 [[communes of Chile|communes]] which are administered by an [[alcalde]] and [[municipal council]].
The country's provinces are further divided into 346 [[communes of Chile|communes]] which are administered by an [[alcalde]] and [[municipal council]].


Until the 1980s, a province was the main administrative division in Chile, with 25 provinces: Tarapacá, Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo, Aconcagua, Valparaíso, Santiago, O'Higgins, Colchagua, Curicó, Talca, Maule, Linares, Ñuble, Concepción, Arauco, Biobío, Malleco, [[Cautín Province|Cautín]], Valdivia, Osorno (since 1940), Llanquihue, Chiloé, Aisén (since 1929), Magallanes (since 1929)
Until 1976, the 25 provinces were the broadest administrative division in Chile. They were: Aconcagua, Aysén (since 1929), Antofagasta, Arauco, Atacama, Biobío, Cautín, Chiloé, [[Colchagua (historical province)|Colchagua]], Concepción, Coquimbo, Curicó, Linares, Llanquihue, Magallanes (since 1929), Malleco, Maule, Ñuble, O'Higgins, Osorno (since 1940), Santiago, Talca, Tarapacá, Valdivia, and Valparaíso. Despite being claimed by Chile, Antártica Chilena is not generally recognized as part of Chile due to being located in Antarctica.


==List of provinces==
==List of provinces==
The following table gives each province, its [[Capital (politics)|capital]], surface area and 2002 population according to the [[National Statistics Institute (Chile)|National Statistics Institute]].
The following table gives each province, its [[capital city|capital]], surface area and 2002 population according to the [[National Statistics Institute (Chile)|National Statistics Institute]].


{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left"
|+
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! scope="col" | Code
! scope="col" | [[National Statistics Institute (Chile)|INE<br />Region]]
! scope="col" width="175" | [[Regions of Chile|Region]]
! scope="col" | [[Natural regions of Chile|Natural<br>Region]]
! scope="col" width="175" | Province
! scope="col" | [[Regions of Chile|Region]]
! scope="col" width="175" | [[Capital (political)|Capital]]
! scope="col" | Province
! scope="col" | No. of<br/>[[Communes of Chile|Communes]]
! scope="col" | [[Capital city|Capital]]
! scope="col" | No. of<br>[[Communes of Chile|Communes]]
! scope="col" | Area<ref name="INE">{{cite web |url= http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php |title= National Statistics Institute |accessdate=30 December 2010|language=es}}</ref><ref name="2007INE">{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/DPA_COMPLETA.pdf |format=PDF |title=Territorial division of Chile |accessdate=30 December 2010}}</ref>
! scope="col" | Area<ref name="INE">{{cite web |url= http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php |title= National Statistics Institute |access-date=30 December 2010|language=es}}</ref><ref name="2007INE">{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/DPA_COMPLETA.pdf |format=PDF |title=Territorial division of Chile |access-date=30 December 2010}}</ref>
! scope="col" | 2002<ref name="INE"/><ref name="2007INE"/><br/>Population
! scope="col" | 2002<ref name="INE"/><ref name="2007INE"/><br/>Population
|-
|-
| XV || [[Arica y Parinacota Region|Arica and Parinacota]] || [[Arica Province|Arica]] || [[Arica]] || 2 || align="right" | 8,726.4 || align="right" | 186,488
| rowspan="13" | North || rowspan="7" | [[Norte Grande|Far North Chile]] || rowspan="2" | [[Arica y Parinacota Region|Arica and Parinacota (XV)]] || [[Arica Province|Arica]] || [[Arica]] || 2 || align="right" | 8,726.4 || align="right" | 186,488
|-
| [[Parinacota Province|Parinacota]] || [[Putre]] || 2 || align="right" | 8,146.9 || align="right" | 3,156
|-
| rowspan="2" | [[Tarapacá Region|Tarapacá (I)]]|| [[Iquique Province|Iquique]] || [[Iquique]] || 2 || align="right" | 2,835.3 || align="right" | 216,419
|-
| [[Tamarugal]] || [[Pozo Almonte]] || 5 || align="right" | 39,390.5 || align="right" | 22,531
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Antofagasta Region|Antofagasta (II)]]|| [[Antofagasta Province|Antofagasta]] || [[Antofagasta]] || 4 || align="right" | 67,793.5 || align="right" | 318,779
|-
| [[El Loa Province|El Loa]] || [[Calama, Chile|Calama]] || 3 || align="right" | 41,999.6 || align="right" | 143,689
|-
| [[Tocopilla Province|Tocopilla]] || [[Tocopilla]] || 2 || align="right" | 16,236 || align="right" | 31,516
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[Norte Chico, Chile|Near North Chile]] || rowspan="3" | [[Atacama Region|Atacama (III)]] || [[Copiapó Province|Copiapó]] || [[Copiapó]] || 3 || align="right" | 32,538.5 || align="right" | 155,713
|-
| [[Huasco Province|Huasco]] || [[Vallenar]] || 4 || align="right" | 18,201.5 || align="right" | 66,491
|-
| [[Chañaral Province|Chañaral]] || [[Chañaral]] || 2 || align="right" | 24,436.2 || align="right" | 32,132
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo (IV)]]|| [[Elqui Province|Elqui]] || [[La Serena, Chile|La Serena]] || 6 || align="right" | 16,894.8 || align="right" | 365,371
|-
| [[Limarí Province|Limarí]] || [[Ovalle]] || 5 || align="right" | 13,553.2 || align="right" | 156,158
|-
| [[Choapa Province|Choapa]] || [[Illapel]] || 4 || align="right" | 10,131.6 || align="right" | 81,681
|-
|-
| XV || [[Arica y Parinacota Region|Arica and Parinacota]] || [[Parinacota Province|Parinacota]] || [[Putre]] || 2 || align="right" | 8,146.9 || align="right" | 3,156
| rowspan="27" | Central || rowspan="17" | [[Central Chile|North Central Chile]] || rowspan="8" | [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso (V)]] || [[Isla de Pascua Province|Isla de Pascua]] || [[Hanga Roa]] || 1 || align="right" | 163.6 || align="right" | 3,791
|-
| [[Los Andes Province, Chile|Los Andes]] || [[Los Andes, Chile|Los Andes]] || 4 || align="right" | 3,217.7 || align="right" | 95,474
|-
| [[Marga Marga Province|Marga Marga]] || [[Quilpué]] || 3 || align="right" | 927.2 || align="right" | 263,420
|-
| [[Petorca Province|Petorca]] || [[La Ligua]] || 6 || align="right" | 4,736.4 || align="right" | 71,243
|-
| [[Quillota Province|Quillota]] || [[Quillota]] || 6 || align="right" | 1,344.9 || align="right" | 190,022
|-
| [[San Antonio Province|San Antonio]] || [[San Antonio, Chile|San Antonio]] || 6 || align="right" | 1,611.6 || align="right" | 136,594
|-
| [[San Felipe de Aconcagua Province|San Felipe de Aconcagua]] || [[San Felipe, Chile|San Felipe]] || 6 || align="right" | 2,659.2 || align="right" | 131,911
|-
| [[Valparaíso Province|Valparaíso]] || [[Valparaíso]] || 6 || align="right" | 1,999.1 || align="right" | 651,188
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[O'Higgins Region|O'Higgins (VI)]]|| [[Cachapoal Province|Cachapoal]] || [[Rancagua]] || 17 || align="right" | 7,384.2 || align="right" | 542,901
|-
| [[Colchagua Province|Colchagua]] || [[San Fernando, Chile|San Fernando]] || 10 || align="right" | 5,678 || align="right" | 196,566
|-
| [[Cardenal Caro Province|Cardenal Caro]] || [[Pichilemu]] || 6 || align="right" | 3,324.7 || align="right" | 41,160
|-
| rowspan="6" | [[Santiago Metropolitan Region|Santiago Metropolitan (XIII)]]|| [[Santiago Province, Chile|Santiago]]|| [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]]|| 32 || align="right" | 2,090.3 || align="right" | 4,668,473
|-
| [[Cordillera Province, Chile|Cordillera]]|| [[Puente Alto]]|| 3 || align="right" | 5,528.3 || align="right" | 522,856
|-
| [[Maipo Province|Maipo]]|| [[San Bernardo, Chile|San Bernardo]]|| 4 || align="right" | 1,120.5 || align="right" | 378,444
|-
| [[Talagante Province|Talagante]]|| [[Talagante]]|| 5 || align="right" | 582.3 || align="right" | 217,449
|-
| [[Melipilla Province|Melipilla]]|| [[Melipilla]]|| 5 || align="right" | 4,076.7 || align="right" | 141,165
|-
| [[Chacabuco Province|Chacabuco]]|| [[Colina, Chile|Colina]]|| 3 || align="right" | 2,076.1 || align="right" | 132,798
|-
| rowspan="10" | [[Central Chile|South Central Chile]]|| rowspan="4" | [[Maule Region|Maule (VII)]]|| [[Talca Province|Talca]]|| [[Talca]]|| 10 || align="right" | 9,937.8 || align="right" | 352,966
|-
| [[Linares Province|Linares]]|| [[Linares, Chile|Linares]]|| 8 || align="right" | 10,041.2 || align="right" | 253,990
|-
| [[Curicó Province|Curicó]]|| [[Curicó]]|| 9 || align="right" | 7,280.9 || align="right" | 244,053
|-
| [[Cauquenes Province|Cauquenes]]|| [[Cauquenes]]|| 3 || align="right" | 3027.2 || align="right" | 57,088
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Ñuble Region|Ñuble (XVI)]]|| [[Diguillín Province|Diguillín]]|| [[Bulnes, Chile|Bulnes]]|| 9 || align="right" | 5,229.3 || align="right" | 319,809
|-
| [[Punilla Province|Punilla]]|| [[San Carlos, Chile|San Carlos]]|| 5 || align="right" | 5,202.5 || align="right" | 98,596
|-
| [[Itata Province|Itata]]|| [[Quirihue]]|| 7 || align="right" | 2,177.11 || align="right" | 53,832
|-
| rowspan="3" | [[Biobío Region|Biobío (VIII)]]|| [[Concepción Province, Chile|Concepción]]|| [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]]|| 12 || align="right" | 3,439.3 || align="right" | 912,889
|-
| [[Biobío Province|Biobío]]|| [[Los Ángeles, Bío Bío|Los Ángeles]]|| 14 || align="right" | 14,987.9 || align="right" | 353,315
|-
| [[Arauco Province|Arauco]]|| [[Lebu, Chile|Lebu]]|| 7 || align="right" | 5,457.2 || align="right" | 157,255
|-
|-
| I || [[Tarapacá Region|Tarapacá]] || [[Iquique Province|Iquique]] || [[Iquique]] || 2 || align="right" | 2,835.3 || align="right" | 216,419
| rowspan="15" | South || rowspan="8" | [[Zona Sur|South Chile]]|| rowspan="2" | [[Araucanía Region|Araucanía (IX)]]|| [[Cautin Province|Cautin]]|| [[Temuco]]|| 21 || align="right" | 18,409 || align="right" | 667,920
|-
|-
| I || [[Tarapacá Region|Tarapacá]] || [[Tamarugal]] || [[Pozo Almonte]] || 5 || align="right" | 39,390.5 || align="right" | 22,531
| [[Malleco Province|Malleco]]|| [[Angol]]|| 11 || align="right" | 13,433.3 || align="right" | 201,615
|-
|-
| II || [[Antofagasta Region|Antofagasta]] || [[Antofagasta Province|Antofagasta]] || [[Antofagasta]] || 4 || align="right" | 67,793.5 || align="right" | 318,779
| rowspan="2" | [[Los Ríos Region|Los Ríos (XIV)]]|| [[Valdivia Province|Valdivia]]|| [[Valdivia]]|| 8 || align="right" | 10,197.2 || align="right" | 259,243
|-
|-
| II || [[Antofagasta Region|Antofagasta]] || [[El Loa Province|El Loa]] || [[Calama, Chile|Calama]] || 3 || align="right" | 41,999.6 || align="right" | 143,689
| [[Ranco Province|Ranco]]|| [[La Unión, Chile|La Unión]]|| 4 || align="right" | 8,232.3 || align="right" | 97,153
|-
|-
| II || [[Antofagasta Region|Antofagasta]] || [[Tocopilla Province|Tocopilla]] || [[Tocopilla]] || 2 || align="right" | 16,236 || align="right" | 31,516
| rowspan="4" | [[Los Lagos Region|Los Lagos (X)]]|| [[Llanquihue Province|Llanquihue]]|| [[Puerto Montt]]|| 9 || align="right" | 14,876.4 || align="right" | 321,493
|-
|-
| III || [[Atacama Region|Atacama]] || [[Copiapó Province|Copiapó]] || [[Copiapó]] || 3 || align="right" | 32,538.5 || align="right" | 155,713
| [[Osorno Province|Osorno]]|| [[Osorno, Chile|Osorno]]|| 7 || align="right" | 9,223.7 || align="right" | 221,509
|-
|-
| III || [[Atacama Region|Atacama]] || [[Huasco Province|Huasco]] || [[Vallenar]] || 3 || align="right" | 18,201.5 || align="right" | 66,491
| [[Chiloe Province|Chiloe]]|| [[Castro, Chile|Castro]]|| 10|| align="right" | 7,165.5 || align="right" | 142,194
|-
|-
| III || [[Atacama Region|Atacama]] || [[Chañaral Province|Chañaral]] || [[Chañaral]] || 2 || align="right" | 24,436.2 || align="right" | 32,132
| [[Palena Province|Palena]]|| [[Futaleufú, Chile|Futaleufú]]|| 4 || align="right" | 15,301.9 || align="right" | 18,971
|-
|-
| IV || [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo]] || [[Elqui Province|Elqui]] || [[La Serena, Chile|La Serena]] || 6 || align="right" | 16,894.8 || align="right" | 365,371
| rowspan="7" | [[Zona Austral|Austral Chile]]|| rowspan="4" | [[Aysén Region|Aysén (XI)]]|| [[Coihaique Province|Coihaique]]|| [[Coihaique]]|| 2 || align="right" | 12,942.5 || align="right" | 51,103
|-
|-
| IV || [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo]] || [[Limarí Province|Limarí]] || [[Ovalle]] || 5 || align="right" | 13,553.2 || align="right" | 156,158
| [[Aysén Province|Aysén]]|| [[Puerto Aysén]]|| 3 || align="right" | 46,588.8 || align="right" | 29,631
|-
|-
| IV || [[Coquimbo Region|Coquimbo]] || [[Choapa Province|Choapa]] || [[Illapel]] || 4 || align="right" | 10,131.6 || align="right" | 81,681
| [[General Carrera Province|General Carrera]]|| [[Chile Chico]]|| 2 || align="right" | 11,919.5 || align="right" | 6,921
|-
|-
| V || [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso]] || [[Isla de Pascua Province|Isla de Pascua]] || [[Hanga Roa]] || 1 || align="right" | 163.6 || align="right" | 3,791
| [[Capitan Prat Province|Capitan Prat]]|| [[Cochrane, Chile|Cochrane]]|| 3 || align="right" | 37,043.6 || align="right" | 3,837
|-
|-
| V || [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso]] || [[Los Andes Province, Chile|Los Andes]] || [[Los Andes, Chile|Los Andes]] || 4 || align="right" | 3,217.7 || align="right" | 95,474
| rowspan="3" | [[Magallanes Region|Magallanes (XII)]]|| [[Magallanes Province|Magallanes]]|| [[Punta Arenas]]|| 4 || align="right" | 36,400.8 || align="right" | 121,675
|-
|-
| V || [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso]] || [[Marga Marga Province|Marga Marga]] || [[Quilpué]] || 3 || align="right" | 927.2 || align="right" | 263,420
| [[Última Esperanza Province|Última Esperanza]]|| [[Puerto Natales]]|| 2 || align="right" | 55,443.9 || align="right" | 19,855
|-
|-
| V || [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso]] || [[Petorca Province|Petorca]] || [[La Ligua]] || 6 || align="right" | 4,736.4 || align="right" | 71,243
| [[Tierra del Fuego Province, Chile|Tierra del Fuego]]|| [[Porvenir, Chile|Porvenir]]|| 3 || align="right" | 22,592.7 || align="right" | 6,904
|-
| V || [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso]] || [[Quillota Province|Quillota]] || [[Quillota]] || 6 || align="right" | 1,344.9 || align="right" | 190,022
|-
| V || [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso]] || [[San Antonio Province|San Antonio]] || [[San Antonio, Chile|San Antonio]] || 6 || align="right" | 1,611.6 || align="right" | 136,594
|-
| V || [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso]] || [[San Felipe de Aconcagua Province|San Felipe de Aconcagua]] || [[San Felipe, Chile|San Felipe]] || 6 || align="right" | 2,659.2 || align="right" | 131,911
|-
| V || [[Valparaíso Region|Valparaíso]] || [[Valparaíso Province|Valparaíso]] || [[Valparaíso]] || 6 || align="right" | 1,999.1 || align="right" | 651,188
|-
| VI || [[O'Higgins Region|O'Higgins]] || [[Cachapoal Province|Cachapoal]] || [[Rancagua]] || 17 || align="right" | 7,384.2 || align="right" | 542,901
|-
| VI || [[O'Higgins Region|O'Higgins]] || [[Colchagua Province|Colchagua]] || [[San Fernando, Chile|San Fernando]] || 10 || align="right" | 5,678 || align="right" | 196,566
|-
| VI || [[O'Higgins Region|O'Higgins]] || [[Cardenal Caro Province|Cardenal Caro]] || [[Pichilemu]] || 6 || align="right" | 3,324.7 || align="right" | 41,160
|-
| VII || [[Maule Region|Maule]] || [[Talca Province|Talca]] || [[Talca]] || 10 || align="right" | 9,937.8 || align="right" | 352,966
|-
| VII || [[Maule Region|Maule]] || [[Linares Province|Linares]] || [[Linares, Chile|Linares]] || 8 || align="right" | 10,041.2 || align="right" | 253,990
|-
| VII || [[Maule Region|Maule]] || [[Curicó Province|Curicó]] || [[Curicó]] || 9 || align="right" | 7,280.9 || align="right" | 244,053
|-
| VII || [[Maule Region|Maule]] || [[Cauquenes Province|Cauquenes]] || [[Cauquenes]] || 3 || align="right" | 3027.2 || align="right" | 57,088
|-
| XVI || [[Ñuble Region|Ñuble]] || [[Diguillín Province|Diguillín]] || [[Bulnes, Chile|Bulnes]] || 9 || align="right" | 5,229.3 || align="right" | 319,809
|-
| XVI || [[Ñuble Region|Ñuble]] || [[Punilla Province|Punilla]] || [[San Carlos, Chile|San Carlos]] || 5 || align="right" | 5,202.5 || align="right" | 98,596
|-
| XVI || [[Ñuble Region|Ñuble]] || [[Itata Province|Itata]] || [[Quirihue]] || 7 || align="right" | 2,177.11 || align="right" | 53,832
|-
| VIII || [[Biobío Region|Biobío]] || [[Concepción Province, Chile|Concepción]] || [[Concepción, Chile|Concepción]] || 12 || align="right" | 3,439.3 || align="right" | 912,889
|-
| VIII || [[Biobío Region|Biobío]] || [[Biobío Province|Biobío]] || [[Los Ángeles, Bío Bío|Los Ángeles]] || 14 || align="right" | 14,987.9 || align="right" | 353,315
|-
| VIII || [[Biobío Region|Biobío]] || [[Arauco Province|Arauco]] || [[Lebu, Chile|Lebu]] || 7 || align="right" | 5,457.2 || align="right" | 157,255
|-
| IX || [[Araucanía Region|Araucanía]] || [[Cautin Province|Cautin]] || [[Temuco]] || 21 || align="right" | 18,409 || align="right" | 667,920
|-
| IX || [[Araucanía Region|Araucanía]] || [[Malleco Province|Malleco]] || [[Angol]] || 11 || align="right" | 13,433.3 || align="right" | 201,615
|-
| XIV || [[Los Ríos Region|Los Ríos]] || [[Valdivia Province|Valdivia]] || [[Valdivia]] || 8 || align="right" | 10,197.2 || align="right" | 259,243
|-
| XIV || [[Los Ríos Region|Los Ríos]] || [[Ranco Province|Ranco]] || [[La Unión, Chile|La Unión]] || 4 || align="right" | 8,232.3 || align="right" | 97,153
|-
| X || [[Los Lagos Region|Los Lagos]] || [[Llanquihue Province|Llanquihue]] || [[Puerto Montt]] || 9 || align="right" | 14,876.4 || align="right" | 321,493
|-
| X || [[Los Lagos Region|Los Lagos]] || [[Osorno Province|Osorno]] || [[Osorno, Chile|Osorno]] || 7 || align="right" | 9,223.7 || align="right" | 221,509
|-
| X || [[Los Lagos Region|Los Lagos]] || [[Chiloe Province|Chiloe]] || [[Castro, Chile|Castro]] || 10|| align="right" | 7,165.5 || align="right" | 142,194
|-
| X || [[Los Lagos Region|Los Lagos]] || [[Palena Province|Palena]] || [[Futaleufú, Chile|Futaleufú]] || 4 || align="right" | 15,301.9 || align="right" | 18,971
|-
| XI || [[Aysén Region|Aysén]] || [[Coihaique Province|Coihaique]] || [[Coihaique]] || 2 || align="right" | 12,942.5 || align="right" | 51,103
|-
| XI || [[Aysén Region|Aysén]] || [[Aysén Province|Aysén]] || [[Puerto Aysén]] || 3 || align="right" | 46,588.8 || align="right" | 29,631
|-
| XI || [[Aysén Region|Aysén]] || [[General Carrera Province|General Carrera]] || [[Chile Chico]] || 2 || align="right" | 11,919.5 || align="right" | 6,921
|-
| XI || [[Aysén Region|Aysén]] || [[Capitan Prat Province|Capitan Prat]] || [[Cochrane, Chile|Cochrane]] || 3 || align="right" | 37,043.6 || align="right" | 3,837
|-
| XII || [[Magallanes Region|Magallanes]] || [[Magallanes Province|Magallanes]] || [[Punta Arenas]] || 4 || align="right" | 36,400.8 || align="right" | 121,675
|-
| XII || [[Magallanes Region|Magallanes]] || [[Última Esperanza Province|Última Esperanza]] || [[Puerto Natales]] || 2 || align="right" | 55,443.9 || align="right" | 19,855
|-
| XII || [[Magallanes Region|Magallanes]] || [[Tierra del Fuego Province, Chile|Tierra del Fuego]] || [[Porvenir, Chile|Porvenir]] || 3 || align="right" | 22,592.7 || align="right" | 6,904
|-
| XII || [[Magallanes Region|Magallanes]] || [[Antártica Chilena Province|Antártica Chilena]] || [[Puerto Williams]] || 2 || align="right" | 1,265,853.7 || align="right" | 2,392
|-
| I || [[Santiago Metropolitan Region|Santiago Metropolitan]] || [[Santiago Province, Chile|Santiago]] || [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]] || 32 || align="right" | 2,090.3 || align="right" | 4,668,473
|-
| XIII || [[Santiago Metropolitan Region|Santiago Metropolitan]] || [[Cordillera Province, Chile|Cordillera]] || [[Puente Alto]] || 3 || align="right" | 5,528.3 || align="right" | 522,856
|-
| XIII || [[Santiago Metropolitan Region|Santiago Metropolitan]] || [[Maipo Province|Maipo]] || [[San Bernardo, Chile|San Bernardo]] || 4 || align="right" | 1,120.5 || align="right" | 378,444
|-
| XIII || [[Santiago Metropolitan Region|Santiago Metropolitan]] || [[Talagante Province|Talagante]] || [[Talagante]] || 5 || align="right" | 582.3 || align="right" | 217,449
|-
| XIII || [[Santiago Metropolitan Region|Santiago Metropolitan]] || [[Melipilla Province|Melipilla]] || [[Melipilla]] || 5 || align="right" | 4,076.7 || align="right" | 141,165
|-
| XIII || [[Santiago Metropolitan Region|Santiago Metropolitan]] || [[Chacabuco Province|Chacabuco]] || [[Colina, Chile|Colina]] || 3 || align="right" | 2,076.1 || align="right" | 132,798
|}
|}


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Communes of Chile]]
* [[Administrative divisions of Chile]]
* [[Regions of Chile]]


==References==
==References==
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Provinces of Chile
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CategoryUnitary unit
Location Chile
Number56
Populations3,156 (Parinacota) – 4,997,637 (Santiago Province)
Areas164 km2 (63.2 sq mi) (Easter Island) - 67,813 km2 (26,182.9 sq mi) (Antofagasta)
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A province is a second-level administrative division in Chile. There are 56 in total. The top-level administrative division in Chile is the region. There are 16 in total.

Each provincial presidential delegation (delegación presidencial provincial) is headed by a provincial presidential delegate (delegado presidencial provincial) appointed by the President. The governor exercises their powers in accordance with instructions from the regional presidential delegate (delegado presidencial regional). The provincial delegate is advised by the Provincial Economic and Social Council (Consejo Económico y Social Provincial or CESPRO). No provincial presidential delegations exist in those provinces where the regional capital is located; its functions were merged with those of the regional presidential delegate.

The country's provinces are further divided into 346 communes which are administered by an alcalde and municipal council.

Until 1976, the 25 provinces were the broadest administrative division in Chile. They were: Aconcagua, Aysén (since 1929), Antofagasta, Arauco, Atacama, Biobío, Cautín, Chiloé, Colchagua, Concepción, Coquimbo, Curicó, Linares, Llanquihue, Magallanes (since 1929), Malleco, Maule, Ñuble, O'Higgins, Osorno (since 1940), Santiago, Talca, Tarapacá, Valdivia, and Valparaíso. Despite being claimed by Chile, Antártica Chilena is not generally recognized as part of Chile due to being located in Antarctica.

List of provinces

The following table gives each province, its capital, surface area and 2002 population according to the National Statistics Institute.

INE
Region 		Natural
Region 		Region Province Capital No. of
Communes 		Area[1][2] 2002[1][2]
Population
North Far North Chile Arica and Parinacota (XV) Arica Arica 2 8,726.4 186,488
Parinacota Putre 2 8,146.9 3,156
Tarapacá (I) Iquique Iquique 2 2,835.3 216,419
Tamarugal Pozo Almonte 5 39,390.5 22,531
Antofagasta (II) Antofagasta Antofagasta 4 67,793.5 318,779
El Loa Calama 3 41,999.6 143,689
Tocopilla Tocopilla 2 16,236 31,516
Near North Chile Atacama (III) Copiapó Copiapó 3 32,538.5 155,713
Huasco Vallenar 4 18,201.5 66,491
Chañaral Chañaral 2 24,436.2 32,132
Coquimbo (IV) Elqui La Serena 6 16,894.8 365,371
Limarí Ovalle 5 13,553.2 156,158
Choapa Illapel 4 10,131.6 81,681
Central North Central Chile Valparaíso (V) Isla de Pascua Hanga Roa 1 163.6 3,791
Los Andes Los Andes 4 3,217.7 95,474
Marga Marga Quilpué 3 927.2 263,420
Petorca La Ligua 6 4,736.4 71,243
Quillota Quillota 6 1,344.9 190,022
San Antonio San Antonio 6 1,611.6 136,594
San Felipe de Aconcagua San Felipe 6 2,659.2 131,911
Valparaíso Valparaíso 6 1,999.1 651,188
O'Higgins (VI) Cachapoal Rancagua 17 7,384.2 542,901
Colchagua San Fernando 10 5,678 196,566
Cardenal Caro Pichilemu 6 3,324.7 41,160
Santiago Metropolitan (XIII) Santiago Santiago 32 2,090.3 4,668,473
Cordillera Puente Alto 3 5,528.3 522,856
Maipo San Bernardo 4 1,120.5 378,444
Talagante Talagante 5 582.3 217,449
Melipilla Melipilla 5 4,076.7 141,165
Chacabuco Colina 3 2,076.1 132,798
South Central Chile Maule (VII) Talca Talca 10 9,937.8 352,966
Linares Linares 8 10,041.2 253,990
Curicó Curicó 9 7,280.9 244,053
Cauquenes Cauquenes 3 3027.2 57,088
Ñuble (XVI) Diguillín Bulnes 9 5,229.3 319,809
Punilla San Carlos 5 5,202.5 98,596
Itata Quirihue 7 2,177.11 53,832
Biobío (VIII) Concepción Concepción 12 3,439.3 912,889
Biobío Los Ángeles 14 14,987.9 353,315
Arauco Lebu 7 5,457.2 157,255
South South Chile Araucanía (IX) Cautin Temuco 21 18,409 667,920
Malleco Angol 11 13,433.3 201,615
Los Ríos (XIV) Valdivia Valdivia 8 10,197.2 259,243
Ranco La Unión 4 8,232.3 97,153
Los Lagos (X) Llanquihue Puerto Montt 9 14,876.4 321,493
Osorno Osorno 7 9,223.7 221,509
Chiloe Castro 10 7,165.5 142,194
Palena Futaleufú 4 15,301.9 18,971
Austral Chile Aysén (XI) Coihaique Coihaique 2 12,942.5 51,103
Aysén Puerto Aysén 3 46,588.8 29,631
General Carrera Chile Chico 2 11,919.5 6,921
Capitan Prat Cochrane 3 37,043.6 3,837
Magallanes (XII) Magallanes Punta Arenas 4 36,400.8 121,675
Última Esperanza Puerto Natales 2 55,443.9 19,855
Tierra del Fuego Porvenir 3 22,592.7 6,904

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 30 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). Retrieved 30 December 2010.
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