Chiloé Province


Chiloé Province is one of the four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Los Lagos. It consists of all of Chiloé Archipelago with the exception of the Desertores Islands. The province spans a surface area of. 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.
CommuneSealPopulation
1. Ancud38 991
2. Castro43 807
3. Chonchi14 858
4. Curaco de Vélez3 829
5. Dalcahue13 762
6. Puqueldón3 921
7. Queilén5 385
8. Quemchi8 352
9. Quellón27 192
10. Quinchao8 088

Geography and demography

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of and had a population of 142,194 inhabitants, giving it a population density of. Of these, 82,058 lived in urban areas and 60,136 in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 9.1%. Chiloé Province's population increased to 174,034 in 2012 and to 178,342 in 2017, while the official estimate as at mid 2023 was 183,347.