| Talagante Province | |
| Native Name: | Provincia de Talagante |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 175 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -33.6667°N -125°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santiago Metropolitan |
| Parts Type: | Communes |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Parts: | List of 5: |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Peñaflor |
| Government Type: | Provincial |
| Leader Party: | Comunes |
| Leader Title: | Presidential Provincial Delegate |
| Leader Name: | Stephanie Duarte Moreno |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 582.3 |
| Area Rank: | 6 |
| Population Total: | 262665 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Rank: | 4 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 188,572 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 28,877 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 107,935 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 109,514 |
| Timezone: | CLT[2] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[3] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 56 + 2 |
| Website: | Delegation of Talagante |
Talagante Province (es|Provincia de Talagante, pronounced as /es/) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. The capital is the city of Talagante, located approximately 35km (22miles) southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The most northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago conurbation.
As a province, Talagante is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president.
The province comprises five communes (Spanish: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:
The province spans an area of 582.3sqkm, the smallest in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census, Talagante was the fourth most populous province in the region with a total population of 188,572. At that time, there were 188,572 people living in urban areas, 28,877 living in rural areas, 107,935 men, and 109,514 women.[1]