| Chiloé Province | |
| Native Name: | Provincia de Chiloé |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 175px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Los Lagos Region |
| Coordinates: | -42.5°N -74°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Los Lagos |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Parts Type: | Communes |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Parts: | List of 10: |
| P1: | Ancud |
| P2: | Castro |
| P3: | Chonchi |
| P4: | Curaco de Vélez |
| P5: | Dalcahue |
| P6: | Puqueldón |
| P7: | Queilén |
| P8: | Quellón |
| P9: | Quemchi |
| P10: | Quinchao |
| Government Type: | Provincial |
| Leader Party: | RN |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Fernando Bórquez |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 7165.5 |
| Population Total: | 161654 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 82,058 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 60,136 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 71,386 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 70,808 |
| Timezone: | CLT[2] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[3] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | +56-65 |
Chiloé Province (es|Provincia de Chiloé) is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). It consists of all of Chiloé Archipelago (including Chiloé Island) with the exception of the Desertores Islands. The province spans a surface area of 9181.6sqkm.[1] Its capital is Castro, and the seat of the Roman Catholic bishopric is Ancud.
As a province, Chiloé is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president.
The province is composed of ten communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council.
| Commune | Seal | Population (2017) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Ancud | 38 991 | ||
| 2. Castro | 43 807 | ||
| 3. Chonchi | 14 858 | ||
| 4. Curaco de Vélez | 3 829 | ||
| 5. Dalcahue | 13 762 | ||
| 6. Puqueldón | 3 921 | ||
| 7. Queilén | 5 385 | ||
| 8. Quemchi | 8 352 | ||
| 9. Quellón | 27 192 | ||
| 10. Quinchao | 8 088 |
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 7165.5sqkm and had a population of 142,194 inhabitants (71,386 men and 70,808 women), giving it a population density of 19.8PD/sqkm. Of these, 82,058 (57.7%) lived in urban areas and 60,136 (42.3%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 9.1% (11,805 persons).[1]