| Chiguayante | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Image Alt: | Manuel Rodriguez Avenue. |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Location of Chiguayante commune in the Biobío Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -36.9167°N -74°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Biobío |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Concepción |
| Established Title: | Established |
| Established Date: | 1996 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Party: | PS |
| Leader Name: | Tomás Solís Nava |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 71.5 |
| Elevation M: | 249 |
| Population Total: | 84718 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 81238 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 64 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 38,524 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 42,778 |
| Population Demonym: | Chiguayantino |
| Timezone: | CLT |
| Utc Offset: | −4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 41 |
| Website: | Official website |
Chiguayante (pronounced as /es/) is a Chilean city and commune in Concepción Province, Biobío Region. It is part of Greater Concepción.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Chiguayante spans an area of 71.5sqkm and has 81,302 inhabitants (38,524 men and 42,778 women). Of these, 81,238 (99.9%) lived in urban areas and 64 (0.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 44.2% (24,931 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2] It had an estimated 2010 population of 119,265.
As a commune, Chiguayante is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The alcalde is José Antonio Rivas (PS).[1]