Chiloé Province

Chiloé Province Provincia de Chiloé
Province
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Location in the Los Lagos Region
Chiloé Province Location in Chile
Coordinates:
Country	Chile
Region	Los Lagos
Capital	Castro
Communes	List of 10: Ancud Castro Chonchi Curaco de Vélez Dalcahue Puqueldón Queilén Quellón Quemchi Quinchao
Government
• Type	Provincial
Area
• Total	7,165.5 km2 (2,766.6 sq mi)
Population (2012 Census)
• Total	161,654
• Density	23/km2 (58/sq mi)
• Urban	82,058
• Rural	60,136
Sex
• Men	71,386
• Women	70,808
Time zone	CLT (UTC-4)
• Summer (DST)	CLST (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	56 + 65
Website	Government of Chiloé

Chiloé Province (Spanish: Provincia de Chiloé) is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos (X). It encompasses all of Chiloé Archipelago (including Chiloé Island) with the exception of the Desertores Islands. The province spans a surface area of 9,181.6 km² (3,545 sq mi). Its capital is Castro, and the seat of the Roman Catholic bishopric is Ancud.

Administration

As a province, Chiloé is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president.

Communes

The province is composed of ten communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council.

Communes of Los Lagos Region. Provinces are shown in colours.

• Ancud (1)
• Castro (2)
• Chonchi (3)
• Curaco de Vélez (4)
• Dalcahue (5)
• Puqueldón (6)
• Queilén (7)
• Quellón (9)
• Quemchi (8)
• Quinchao (10)

Geography and demography

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 7,165.5 km² (2,767 sq mi) and had a population of 142,194 inhabitants (71,386 men and 70,808 women), giving it a population density of 19.8/km² (51/sq mi). 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).