# Administrative divisions of Chile

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{{Politics of Chile}}

The '''[administrative division](/source/administrative_division)''' or '''territorial organization of [Chile](/source/Chile)''' exemplifies characteristics of a [unitary state](/source/unitary_state). State administration is functionally and geographically decentralized, as appropriate for each authority in accordance with the law.

For the interior government and administration within the State, the territory of the [republic](/source/republic) has been divided into 16 [regions](/source/Regions_of_Chile) (''regiones''), 56 [provinces](/source/Provinces_of_Chile) (''provincias'') and 346 [communes](/source/Communes_of_Chile) (''comunas'') since the 1970s process of reform, made at the request of the National Commission on Administrative Reform (''Comisión Nacional de la Reforma Administrativa'' or CONARA). State agencies exist to promote the strengthening of its regionalization, equitable development and solidarity between regions, provinces and communes within the nation.

Since 2005, the creation, abolition and designation of regions, provinces and communes, the altering of their boundaries, and the establishment of the regional and provincial capitals are part of constitutional law.

The Ministries of Chile (except the Ministries of the [Interior](/source/Ministry_of_the_Interior_(Chile)), [National Defense](/source/Ministry_of_National_Defense_(Chile)), [Foreign Affairs](/source/Ministry_of_Foreign_Affairs_(Chile)) and [Secretary General of the Presidency](/source/Ministry_General_Secretariat_of_the_Presidency_(Chile))) are devolved to regional level, being represented by regional ministries, integrating the so-called "regional cabinet," chaired by the regional intendent.

==History==
{{Expand Spanish|Historia de la organización territorial de Chile|topic=gov|date=April 2010}}
The political and administrative division of Chile has had four major periods: before 1833, from 1833 to 1925, from 1925 to 1976 and from 1976 onwards.

Before 1974, Chile was divided into:
# Provinces (''provincias'') - First level
# [Departments](/source/Departments_of_Chile) (''departamentos'') - Second level

In October 2007, two new regions came into force: The I [Tarapacá Region](/source/Tarapac%C3%A1_Region) was divided laterally to create XV [Arica and Parinacota Region](/source/Arica_and_Parinacota_Region) to the north, and similarly, the X [Los Lagos Region](/source/Los_Lagos_Region) was split to create XIV [Los Ríos Region](/source/Los_R%C3%ADos_Region) to its north. Also there are plans to create a joint region between the provinces of [Linares](/source/Linares_Province) and [Cauquenes](/source/Cauquenes_Province) by splitting the VII [Maule Region](/source/Maule_Region).

On March 11, 2010, the creation of the [Marga Marga Province](/source/Marga_Marga_Province) gave Chile a new total of 56 provinces.

== Current structure ==
thumb|130px|Regions of Chile by their Roman numeral.
Chile is administratively divided into:

# 16 [Regions](/source/Regions_of_Chile) (''regiones'') - First level administrative division
# 56 [Provinces](/source/Provinces_of_Chile) (''provincias'') - Second level administrative division
# 346 [Communes](/source/Communes_of_Chile) (''comunas'') - Third level administrative division

===Regions===
{{Main|Regions of Chile}}
The regional government is headed by a popularly [elected governor](/source/Regional_Governor_(Chile)) and a regional presidential delegation, who represents the President of Chile in the region.

===Provinces===
{{Main|Provinces of Chile}}
{{Update|section|date=July 2025|reason=Provinces now have little power, since the [first direct elections of governors of Regions in 2021](/source/2021_Chilean_gubernatorial_elections). And in those Provinces where the regional capital is located, there are no provincial delegations at all - its functions were merged with those of the regional presidential delegations}}
The government and administration of each province lies in the provincial [governorate](/source/governorate) (''Gobernación Provincial''), headed by a [governor](/source/Governors_of_Chile) (''gobernador''), appointed by the [President of the Republic](/source/President_of_Chile). It exercises its powers in accordance with the instructions from the regional intendant. It is advised by the Provincial Economic and Social Council (''Consejo Económico y Social Provincial'' or CESPRO).

The only exception is the [Santiago Province](/source/Santiago_Province%2C_Chile), which makes no provision for a provincial governorate in its regulations. Instead, the position corresponds to the intendant of the [Metropolitan Region of Santiago](/source/Metropolitan_Region_of_Santiago). In January 2001, the Provincial Delegation of Santiago was created with the position of a Provincial Delegate, who exercises the functions of a provincial governor on behalf of the respective intendant.

===Municipalities===
{{Main|Municipalities of Chile}}
The local administration of each commune or group of communities resides in the municipality (''municipalidad''), consisting of an [alcalde](/source/alcalde) and a communal council (''Consejo Comunal''), elected directly for a period of 4 years renewable.

Municipalities represent the decentralization of central power. They are advised by an Economic and Social Communal Council (''Consejo Económico y Social Comunal'' or CESCO), composed of representatives from the most important of the community's organizations and activities.

There are 346 communes and 345 municipalities, as the municipality of [Cabo de Hornos](/source/Cabo_de_Hornos%2C_Chile) manages the grouping of communities of [Cape Horn](/source/Cape_Horn) and [Antártica](/source/Ant%C3%A1rtica). There are proposals to create a number of new communities to be studied by the Secretariat of Regional and Administrative Development (''Subsecretaría de Desarrollo Regional y Administrativo'' or [https://web.archive.org/web/20080820012630/http://www.subdere.gov.cl/1510/propertyname-2403.html SUBDERE]).

===Current list of administrative divisions===
{| align=left border=1 cellpadding=1 cellspacing=0 style="margin: 1em 0 0 0; background: #ffffff; border: 1px #aaaaaa solid; border-collapse: collapse; text-align:left; font-size: 90%;"
|- style="text-align:center; background: #efefef; border-bottom:2px solid gray;"
! scope="col" width="100" | Region
! scope="col" width="100" | Capital
! scope="col" width="100" | Provinces
! scope="col" width="100" | Capital
! scope="col"| Communes
|- 
| rowspan=2 valign=top | '''[Arica and Parinacota Region](/source/Arica_and_Parinacota_Region)'''
| rowspan=2 valign=top | [Arica](/source/Arica)
| valign=top | [Arica](/source/Arica_Province)
| valign=top | [Arica](/source/Arica)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Arica](/source/Arica)<br />
[Camarones](/source/Camarones_(Chile))
{{div col end}}
|-
|valign=top|[Parinacota](/source/Parinacota_Province)
|valign=top|[Putre](/source/Putre)
|{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[General Lagos](/source/General_Lagos)<br />
[Putre](/source/Putre)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| rowspan=2 valign=top | '''[Tarapacá Region](/source/Tarapac%C3%A1_Region)'''
| rowspan=2 valign=top | [Iquique](/source/Iquique)
| valign=top | [El Tamarugal](/source/Tamarugal_Province)
| valign=top | [Pozo Almonte](/source/Pozo_Almonte)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Camiña](/source/Cami%C3%B1a)<br />
[Colchane](/source/Colchane)<br />
[Huara](/source/Huara)<br />
[Pica](/source/Pica%2C_Chile)<br />
[Pozo Almonte](/source/Pozo_Almonte)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Iquique](/source/Iquique_Province)
| valign=top | [Iquique](/source/Iquique)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Iquique](/source/Iquique)<br />
[Alto Hospicio](/source/Alto_Hospicio)
{{div col end}}
|- 
| rowspan=3 valign=top | '''[Antofagasta Region](/source/Antofagasta_Region)'''
| rowspan=3 valign=top | [Antofagasta](/source/Antofagasta)
| valign=top | [Tocopilla](/source/Tocopilla_Province)
| valign=top | [Tocopilla](/source/Tocopilla)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[María Elena](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Elena%2C_Chile)<br />
[Tocopilla](/source/Tocopilla) 
{{div col end}}
|- 
| valign=top | [El Loa](/source/El_Loa_Province)
| valign=top | [Calama](/source/Calama%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Calama](/source/Calama%2C_Chile)<br />
[Ollagüe](/source/Ollag%C3%BCe%2C_Chile)<br />
[San Pedro de Atacama](/source/San_Pedro_de_Atacama)
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Antofagasta](/source/Antofagasta_Province)
| valign=top | [Antofagasta](/source/Antofagasta)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Antofagasta](/source/Antofagasta)<br />
[Mejillones](/source/Mejillones)<br />
[Sierra Gorda](/source/Sierra_Gorda%2C_Chile)<br />
[Taltal](/source/Taltal)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| rowspan=3 valign=top |'''[Atacama Region](/source/Atacama_Region)'''
| rowspan=3 valign=top |[Copiapó](/source/Copiap%C3%B3)
| valign=top | [Chañaral](/source/Cha%C3%B1aral_Province)
| valign=top | [Chañaral](/source/Cha%C3%B1aral)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Chañaral](/source/Cha%C3%B1aral)<br />
[Diego&nbsp;de&nbsp;Almagro](/source/Diego_de_Almagro%2C_Chile)<br />
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Copiapó](/source/Copiap%C3%B3_Province)
| valign=top | [Copiapó](/source/Copiap%C3%B3)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Copiapó](/source/Copiap%C3%B3)<br />
[Caldera](/source/Caldera%2C_Chile)<br />
[Tierra Amarilla](/source/Tierra_Amarilla%2C_Chile)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Huasco](/source/Huasco_Province)
| valign=top | [Vallenar](/source/Vallenar)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Vallenar](/source/Vallenar)<br />
[Freirina](/source/Freirina)<br />
[Huasco](/source/Huasco%2C_Chile)<br />
[Alto del Carmen](/source/Alto_del_Carmen)
{{div col end}}
|-
| rowspan=3 valign=top |'''[Coquimbo Region](/source/Coquimbo_Region)'''
| rowspan=3 valign=top |[La Serena](/source/La_Serena%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | [Elqui](/source/Elqui_Province)
| valign=top | [Coquimbo](/source/Coquimbo)
| {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Andacollo](/source/Andacollo)<br />
[Coquimbo](/source/Coquimbo)<br />
[La Higuera](/source/La_Higuera%2C_Chile)<br />
[La Serena](/source/La_Serena%2C_Chile)<br />
[Paiguano](/source/Paiguano)<br />
[Vicuña](/source/Vicu%C3%B1a%2C_Chile)
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Limarí](/source/Limar%C3%AD_Province)
| valign=top | [Ovalle](/source/Ovalle)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Ovalle](/source/Ovalle)<br />
[Río Hurtado](/source/R%C3%ADo_Hurtado)<br />
[Monte Patria](/source/Monte_Patria)<br />
[Combarbalá](/source/Combarbal%C3%A1)<br />
[Punitaqui](/source/Punitaqui)
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Choapa](/source/Choapa_Province)
| valign=top | [Illapel](/source/Illapel)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Illapel](/source/Illapel)<br />
[Salamanca](/source/Salamanca%2C_Chile)<br />
[Los Vilos](/source/Los_Vilos)<br />
[Canela](/source/Canela%2C_Chile)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| rowspan=8 valign=top | '''[Valparaíso Region](/source/Valpara%C3%ADso_Region)'''
| rowspan=8 valign=top | [Valparaíso](/source/Valpara%C3%ADso)
| valign=top | [Petorca](/source/Petorca_Province)
| valign=top | [La Ligua](/source/La_Ligua)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[La Ligua](/source/La_Ligua)<br />
[Cabildo](/source/Cabildo%2C_Chile)<br />
[Zapallar](/source/Zapallar)<br />
[Papudo](/source/Papudo)<br />
[Petorca](/source/Petorca)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Los Andes](/source/Los_Andes_Province%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | [Los Andes](/source/Los_Andes%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Los Andes](/source/Los_Andes%2C_Chile)<br />
[San Esteban](/source/San_Esteban%2C_Chile)<br />
[Calle Larga](/source/Calle_Larga)<br />
[Rinconada](/source/Rinconada)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [San Felipe de Aconcagua](/source/San_Felipe_de_Aconcagua_Province)
| valign=top | [San Felipe](/source/San_Felipe%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[San Felipe](/source/San_Felipe%2C_Chile)<br />
[Llaillay](/source/Llaillay)<br />
[Putaendo](/source/Putaendo)<br />
[Santa María](/source/Santa_Mar%C3%ADa%2C_Chile)<br />
[Catemu](/source/Catemu)<br />
[Panquehue](/source/Panquehue)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Quillota](/source/Quillota_Province)
| valign=top | [Quillota](/source/Quillota)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Quillota](/source/Quillota)<br />
[La Calera](/source/La_Calera%2C_Chile)<br />
[Nogales](/source/Nogales%2C_Chile)<br />
[Hijuelas](/source/Hijuelas)<br />
[La Cruz](/source/La_Cruz%2C_Chile)<br />
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Valparaíso](/source/Valpara%C3%ADso_Province)
| valign=top | [Valparaíso](/source/Valpara%C3%ADso)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Valparaíso](/source/Valpara%C3%ADso)<br />
[Viña del Mar](/source/Vi%C3%B1a_del_Mar)<br />
[Concón](/source/Conc%C3%B3n)<br />
[Quintero](/source/Quintero)<br />
[Puchuncaví](/source/Puchuncav%C3%AD)<br />
[Casablanca](/source/Casablanca%2C_Chile)<br />
[Juan Fernández](/source/Juan_Fern%C3%A1ndez_Islands)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Marga Marga](/source/Marga_Marga_Province)
| valign=top | [Quilpué](/source/Quilpu%C3%A9)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Quilpué](/source/Quilpu%C3%A9)<br />
[Limache](/source/Limache)<br />
[Olmué](/source/Olmu%C3%A9)<br />
[Villa Alemana](/source/Villa_Alemana)<br />
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [San Antonio](/source/San_Antonio_Province)
| valign=top | [San Antonio](/source/San_Antonio%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Algarrobo](/source/Algarrobo%2C_Chile)<br />
[El Quisco](/source/El_Quisco)<br />
[El Tabo](/source/El_Tabo)<br />
[Cartagena](/source/Cartagena%2C_Chile)<br />
[San Antonio](/source/San_Antonio%2C_Chile)<br />
[Santo Domingo](/source/Santo_Domingo%2C_Chile)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Isla de Pascua](/source/Isla_de_Pascua_Province)
| valign=top | [Hanga Roa](/source/Hanga_Roa)
| valign=top | [Isla de Pascua](/source/Isla_de_Pascua)
|-
| rowspan=3 valign=top |'''[Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins](/source/O'Higgins_Region)'''
| rowspan=3 valign=top | [Rancagua](/source/Rancagua)
| valign=top | [Cachapoal](/source/Cachapoal_Province)
| valign=top | [Rancagua](/source/Rancagua)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Codegua](/source/Codegua)<br />
[Coínco](/source/Co%C3%ADnco)<br />
[Coltauco](/source/Coltauco)<br />
[Doñihue](/source/Do%C3%B1ihue)<br />
[Graneros](/source/Graneros)<br />
[Las Cabras](/source/Las_Cabras%2C_Chile)<br />
[Machalí](/source/Machal%C3%AD)<br />
[Malloa](/source/Malloa)<br />
[Olivar](/source/Olivar)<br />
[Peumo](/source/Peumo)<br />
[Pichidegua](/source/Pichidegua)<br />
[Quinta de Tilcoco](/source/Quinta_de_Tilcoco)<br />
[Rancagua](/source/Rancagua)<br />
[Requínoa](/source/Requ%C3%ADnoa)<br />
[Rengo](/source/Rengo%2C_Chile)<br />
[Mostazal](/source/Mostazal)<br />
[San Vicente de Tagua Tagua](/source/San_Vicente_de_Tagua_Tagua)
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top |[Colchagua](/source/Colchagua_Province)
| valign=top |[San Fernando](/source/San_Fernando%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Chépica](/source/Ch%C3%A9pica)<br />
[Chimbarongo](/source/Chimbarongo)<br />
[Lolol](/source/Lolol)<br />
[Nancagua](/source/Nancagua)<br />
[Palmilla](/source/Palmilla)<br />
[Peralillo](/source/Peralillo)<br />
[Placilla](/source/Placilla)<br />
[Pumanque](/source/Pumanque)<br />
[San Fernando](/source/San_Fernando%2C_Chile)<br />
[Santa Cruz](/source/Santa_Cruz%2C_Chile)
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Cardenal Caro](/source/Cardenal_Caro_Province)
| valign=top | [Pichilemu](/source/Pichilemu)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[La Estrella](/source/La_Estrella%2C_Chile)<br />
[Litueche](/source/Litueche)<br />
[Marchigüe](/source/Marchig%C3%BCe)<br />
[Navidad](/source/Navidad%2C_Chile)<br />
[Paredones](/source/Paredones)<br />
[Pichilemu](/source/Pichilemu)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| rowspan=4 valign=top | '''[Maule Region](/source/Maule_Region)'''
| rowspan=4 valign=top | [Talca](/source/Talca)
| valign=top | [Curicó](/source/Curic%C3%B3_Province)
| valign=top | [Curicó](/source/Curic%C3%B3)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Curicó](/source/Curic%C3%B3)<br />
[Hualañé](/source/Huala%C3%B1%C3%A9)<br />
[Licantén](/source/Licant%C3%A9n)<br />
[Molina](/source/Molina%2C_Chile)<br />
[Rauco](/source/Rauco)<br />
[Romeral](/source/Romeral%2C_Chile)<br />
[Sagrada Familia, Chile](/source/Sagrada_Familia%2C_Chile)<br />
[Teno](/source/Teno%2C_Chile)<br />
[Vichuquén](/source/Vichuqu%C3%A9n)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Talca](/source/Talca_Province)
| valign=top | [Talca](/source/Talca)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Talca](/source/Talca)<br />
[San Clemente](/source/San_Clemente%2C_Chile)<br />
[Pelarco](/source/Pelarco)<br />
[Pencahue](/source/Pencahue)<br />
[Maule](/source/Maule%2C_Chile)<br />
[San Rafael](/source/San_Rafael%2C_Chile)<br />
[Curepto](/source/Curepto)<br />
[Constitución](/source/Constituci%C3%B3n%2C_Chile)<br />
[Empedrado](/source/Empedrado%2C_Chile)<br />
[Río Claro](/source/R%C3%ADo_Claro%2C_Chile)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Linares](/source/Linares_Province)
| valign=top | [Linares](/source/Linares%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Linares](/source/Linares%2C_Chile)<br />
[San Javier de Loncomilla](/source/San_Javier_de_Loncomilla)<br />
[Parral](/source/Parral%2C_Chile)<br />
[Villa Alegre](/source/Villa_Alegre%2C_Chile)<br />
[Longaví](/source/Longav%C3%AD)<br />
[Colbún](/source/Colb%C3%BAn)<br />
[Retiro](/source/Retiro%2C_Chile)<br />
[Yerbas Buenas](/source/Yerbas_Buenas)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Cauquenes](/source/Cauquenes_Province)
| valign=top | [Cauquenes](/source/Cauquenes)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Cauquenes](/source/Cauquenes)<br />
[Chanco](/source/Chanco%2C_Chile)<br />
[Pelluhue](/source/Pelluhue)
{{div col end}}
|-
| rowspan=3 valign=top | '''[Ñuble Region](/source/%C3%91uble_Region)'''
| rowspan=3 valign=top | [Chillán](/source/Chill%C3%A1n)
| valign=top | [Itata](/source/Itata_Province)
| valign=top | [Quirihue](/source/Quirihue)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Cobquecura](/source/Cobquecura)<br />
[Coelemu](/source/Coelemu)<br />
[Ninhue](/source/Ninhue)<br />
[Portezuelo](/source/Portezuelo%2C_Chile)<br />
[Quirihue](/source/Quirihue)<br />
[Ránquil](/source/R%C3%A1nquil)<br />
[Treguaco](/source/Treguaco)<br />
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Diguillín](/source/Diguill%C3%ADn_Province)
| valign=top | [Bulnes](/source/Bulnes%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Bulnes](/source/Bulnes%2C_Chile)<br />
[Chillán](/source/Chill%C3%A1n)<br />
[Chillán Viejo](/source/Chill%C3%A1n_Viejo)<br />
[El Carmen](/source/El_Carmen%2C_Chile)<br />
[Pemuco](/source/Pemuco)<br />
[Pinto](/source/Pinto%2C_Chile)<br />
[Quillón](/source/Quill%C3%B3n)<br />
[San Ignacio](/source/San_Ignacio%2C_Chile)<br />
[Yungay](/source/Yungay%2C_Chile)
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Punilla](/source/Punilla_Province)
| valign=top | [San Carlos](/source/San_Carlos%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Coihueco](/source/Coihueco)<br />
[Ñiquén](/source/%C3%91iqu%C3%A9n)<br />
[San Carlos](/source/San_Carlos%2C_Chile)<br />
[San Fabián](/source/San_Fabi%C3%A1n%2C_Chile)<br />
[San Nicolás](/source/San_Nicol%C3%A1s%2C_Chile)<br />
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| rowspan=3 valign=top | '''[Biobío Region](/source/Biob%C3%ADo_Region)'''
| rowspan=3 valign=top | [Concepción](/source/Concepci%C3%B3n%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | [Biobío](/source/Biob%C3%ADo_Province)
| valign=top | [Los Ángeles](/source/Los_%C3%81ngeles%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Alto Biobío](/source/Alto_Biob%C3%ADo)<br />
[Antuco](/source/Antuco%2C_Chile)<br />
[Cabrero](/source/Cabrero%2C_Chile)<br />
[Laja](/source/Laja%2C_Chile)<br />
[Los Ángeles](/source/Los_%C3%81ngeles%2C_Chile)<br />
[Mulchén](/source/Mulch%C3%A9n)<br />
[Nacimiento](/source/Nacimiento%2C_Chile)<br />
[Negrete](/source/Negrete)<br />
[Quilaco](/source/Quilaco)<br />
[Quilleco](/source/Quilleco)<br />
[San Rosendo](/source/San_Rosendo)<br />
[Santa Bárbara](/source/Santa_B%C3%A1rbara%2C_Chile)<br />
[Tucapel](/source/Tucapel)<br />
[Yumbel](/source/Yumbel)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Concepción](/source/Concepci%C3%B3n_Province%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | [Concepción](/source/Concepci%C3%B3n%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Concepción](/source/Concepci%C3%B3n%2C_Chile)<br />
[Coronel](/source/Coronel%2C_Chile)<br />
[Chiguayante](/source/Chiguayante)<br />
[Florida](/source/Florida%2C_Chile)<br />
[Hualpén](/source/Hualp%C3%A9n)<br />
[Hualqui](/source/Hualqui)<br />
[Lota](/source/Lota%2C_Chile)<br />
[Penco](/source/Penco)<br />
[San Pedro de la Paz](/source/San_Pedro_de_la_Paz)<br />
[Santa Juana](/source/Santa_Juana%2C_Chile)<br />
[Talcahuano](/source/Talcahuano)<br />
[Tomé](/source/Tom%C3%A9)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Arauco](/source/Arauco_Province)
| valign=top | [Lebu](/source/Lebu%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Arauco](/source/Arauco%2C_Chile)<br />
[Cañete](/source/Ca%C3%B1ete%2C_Chile)<br />
[Contulmo](/source/Contulmo)<br />
[Curanilahue](/source/Curanilahue)<br />
[Lebu](/source/Lebu%2C_Chile)<br />
[Los Álamos](/source/Los_%C3%81lamos)<br />
[Tirúa](/source/Tir%C3%BAa)
{{div col end}}
|-
| rowspan=2 valign=top |'''[Araucanía Region](/source/Araucan%C3%ADa_Region)'''
| rowspan=2 valign=top | [Temuco](/source/Temuco)
| valign=top | [Malleco](/source/Malleco_Province)
| valign=top | [Angol](/source/Angol)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Angol](/source/Angol)<br />
[Collipulli](/source/Collipulli)<br />
[Curacautín](/source/Curacaut%C3%ADn)<br />
[Ercilla](/source/Ercilla%2C_Chile)<br />
[Lonquimay](/source/Lonquimay)<br />
[Los Sauces](/source/Los_Sauces)<br />
[Lumaco](/source/Lumaco)<br />
[Purén](/source/Pur%C3%A9n)<br />
[Renaico](/source/Renaico)<br />
[Traiguén](/source/Traigu%C3%A9n)<br />
[Victoria](/source/Victoria%2C_Chile)
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Cautín](/source/Caut%C3%ADn_Province)
| valign=top | [Temuco](/source/Temuco)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Temuco](/source/Temuco)<br />
[Carahue](/source/Carahue)<br />
[Cholchol](/source/Cholchol)<br />
[Cunco](/source/Cunco%2C_Chile)<br />
[Curarrehue](/source/Curarrehue)<br />
[Freire](/source/Freire%2C_Chile)<br />
[Galvarino](/source/Galvarino%2C_Chile)<br />
[Gorbea](/source/Gorbea%2C_Chile)<br />
[Lautaro](/source/Lautaro%2C_Chile)<br />
[Loncoche](/source/Loncoche)<br />
[Melipeuco](/source/Melipeuco)<br />
[Nueva Imperial](/source/Nueva_Imperial)<br />
[Padre Las Casas](/source/Padre_Las_Casas%2C_Chile)<br />
[Perquenco](/source/Perquenco)<br />
[Pitrufquén](/source/Pitrufqu%C3%A9n)<br />
[Pucón](/source/Puc%C3%B3n)<br />
[Saavedra](/source/Saavedra%2C_Chile)<br />
[Teodoro Schmidt](/source/Teodoro_Schmidt%2C_Chile)<br />
[Toltén](/source/Tolt%C3%A9n)<br />
[Vilcún](/source/Vilc%C3%BAn)<br />
[Villarrica](/source/Villarrica%2C_Chile)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| rowspan=2 valign=top | '''[Los Ríos Region](/source/Los_R%C3%ADos_Region)'''
| rowspan=2 valign=top | [Valdivia](/source/Valdivia)
| valign=top | [Valdivia](/source/Valdivia_Province)
| valign=top | [Valdivia](/source/Valdivia)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Valdivia](/source/Valdivia)<br />
[Corral](/source/Corral%2C_Chile)<br />
[Lanco](/source/Lanco%2C_Chile)<br />
[Los Lagos](/source/Los_Lagos%2C_Chile)<br />
[Mariquina](/source/San_Jos%C3%A9_de_la_Mariquina)<br />
[Máfil](/source/M%C3%A1fil)<br />
[Paillaco](/source/Paillaco)<br />
[Panguipulli](/source/Panguipulli)<br />
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Ranco](/source/Ranco_Province)
| valign=top | [La Unión](/source/La_Uni%C3%B3n%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[La Unión](/source/La_Uni%C3%B3n%2C_Chile)<br />
[Futrono](/source/Futrono)<br />
[Lago Ranco](/source/Lago_Ranco%2C_Chile)<br />
[Río Bueno](/source/R%C3%ADo_Bueno%2C_Chile)<br />
{{div col end}}
|-
| rowspan=4 valign=top | '''[Los Lagos Region](/source/Los_Lagos_Region)'''
| rowspan=4 valign=top | [Puerto Montt](/source/Puerto_Montt)
| valign=top | [Osorno](/source/Osorno_Province)
| valign=top | [Osorno](/source/Osorno%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Osorno](/source/Osorno%2C_Chile)<br />
[Puerto Octay](/source/Puerto_Octay)<br />
[Purranque](/source/Purranque)<br />
[Puyehue](/source/Puyehue%2C_Chile)<br />
[Río Negro](/source/R%C3%ADo_Negro%2C_Chile)<br />
[San Pablo](/source/San_Pablo%2C_Chile)<br />
[San Juan de la Costa](/source/San_Juan_de_la_Costa)
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Llanquihue](/source/Llanquihue_Province)
| valign=top | [Puerto Montt](/source/Puerto_Montt)
| {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Calbuco](/source/Calbuco)<br />
[Cochamó](/source/Cocham%C3%B3)<br />
[Fresia](/source/Fresia%2C_Chile)<br />
[Frutillar](/source/Frutillar)<br />
[Llanquihue](/source/Llanquihue%2C_Chile)<br />
[Los Muermos](/source/Los_Muermos)<br />
[Maullín](/source/Maull%C3%ADn)<br />
[Puerto Montt](/source/Puerto_Montt)<br />
[Puerto Varas](/source/Puerto_Varas)
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Chiloé](/source/Chilo%C3%A9_Province)
| valign=top | [Castro](/source/Castro%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Ancud](/source/Ancud)<br />
[Castro](/source/Castro%2C_Chile)<br />
[Chonchi](/source/Chonchi)<br />
[Curaco de Vélez](/source/Curaco_de_V%C3%A9lez)<br />
[Dalcahue](/source/Dalcahue)<br />
[Puqueldón](/source/Puqueld%C3%B3n)<br />
[Queilén](/source/Queil%C3%A9n)<br />
[Quellón](/source/Quell%C3%B3n)<br />
[Quemchi](/source/Quemchi)<br />
[Quinchao](/source/Quinchao)
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Palena](/source/Palena_Province)
| valign=top | [Chaitén](/source/Chait%C3%A9n)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Futaleufú](/source/Futaleuf%C3%BA%2C_Chile)<br />
[Hualaihué](/source/Hualaihu%C3%A9)<br />
[Palena](/source/Palena%2C_Chile)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| rowspan=4 valign=top |'''[Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region](/source/Ays%C3%A9n_del_General_Carlos_Ib%C3%A1%C3%B1ez_del_Campo_Region)'''
| rowspan=4 valign=top |[Coihaique](/source/Coihaique)
| valign=top | [Coihaique](/source/Coihaique_Province)
| valign=top | [Coihaique](/source/Coihaique)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Coihaique](/source/Coihaique)<br />
[Lago Verde](/source/Lago_Verde%2C_Chile)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Aisén](/source/Ais%C3%A9n_Province)
| valign=top | [Puerto Aisén](/source/Puerto_Ais%C3%A9n)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Aisén](/source/Ais%C3%A9n%2C_Chile)<br />
[Cisnes](/source/Cisnes)<br />
[Guaitecas](/source/Guaitecas)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [General Carrera](/source/General_Carrera_Province)
| valign=top | [Chile Chico](/source/Chile_Chico)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Chile Chico](/source/Chile_Chico)<br />
[Río Ibáñez](/source/R%C3%ADo_Ib%C3%A1%C3%B1ez%2C_Chile)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Capitán Prat](/source/Capit%C3%A1n_Prat_Province)
| valign=top | [Cochrane](/source/Cochrane%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Cochrane](/source/Cochrane%2C_Chile)<br />
[O'Higgins](/source/O'Higgins%2C_Chile)<br />
[Tortel](/source/Tortel)
{{div col end}}
|-
| rowspan=4 valign=top | '''[Magallanes and Antártica Chilena Region](/source/Magallanes_and_Ant%C3%A1rtica_Chilena_Region)'''
| rowspan=4 valign=top | [Punta Arenas](/source/Punta_Arenas)
| valign=top | [Última Esperanza](/source/%C3%9Altima_Esperanza_Province)
| valign=top | [Puerto Natales](/source/Puerto_Natales)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Puerto Natales](/source/Puerto_Natales)<br />
[Torres del Paine](/source/Torres_del_Paine_(commune))
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Magallanes](/source/Magallanes_Province)
| valign=top | [Punta Arenas](/source/Punta_Arenas)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Laguna Blanca](/source/Laguna_Blanca%2C_Chile)<br />
[Punta Arenas](/source/Punta_Arenas)<br />
[Río Verde](/source/R%C3%ADo_Verde%2C_Chile)<br />
[San Gregorio](/source/San_Gregorio%2C_Chile)<br />
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Tierra del Fuego](/source/Tierra_del_Fuego_Province%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | [Porvenir](/source/Porvenir%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Porvenir](/source/Porvenir%2C_Chile)<br />
[Primavera](/source/Primavera%2C_Chile)<br />
[Timaukel](/source/Timaukel)
{{div col end}}
|-
| valign=top | [Antártica Chilena](/source/Ant%C3%A1rtica_Chilena_Province)
| valign=top | [Puerto Williams](/source/Puerto_Williams)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Cabo de Hornos](/source/Cabo_de_Hornos%2C_Chile)<br />
[Antártica](/source/Ant%C3%A1rtica)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| rowspan=6 valign=top |'''[Santiago Metropolitan Region (RM)](/source/Santiago_Metropolitan_Region)'''
| rowspan=6 valign=top |[Santiago](/source/Santiago_de_Chile)
| valign=top | [Chacabuco](/source/Chacabuco_Province)
| valign=top | [Colina](/source/Colina%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Colina](/source/Colina%2C_Chile)<br />
[Lampa](/source/Lampa%2C_Chile)<br />
[Tiltil](/source/Tiltil)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Cordillera](/source/Cordillera_Province%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | [Puente Alto](/source/Puente_Alto)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Puente Alto](/source/Puente_Alto)<br />
[San José de Maipo](/source/San_Jos%C3%A9_de_Maipo)<br />
[Pirque](/source/Pirque)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Maipo](/source/Maipo_Province)
| valign=top | [San Bernardo](/source/San_Bernardo%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[San Bernardo](/source/San_Bernardo%2C_Chile)<br />
[Buin](/source/Buin%2C_Chile)<br />
[Paine](/source/Paine%2C_Chile)<br />
[Calera de Tango](/source/Calera_de_Tango)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Talagante](/source/Talagante_Province)
| valign=top | [Talagante](/source/Talagante)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Isla de Maipo](/source/Isla_de_Maipo)<br />
[El Monte](/source/El_Monte%2C_Chile)<br />
[Padre Hurtado](/source/Padre_Hurtado)<br />
[Peñaflor](/source/Pe%C3%B1aflor%2C_Chile)<br />
[Talagante](/source/Talagante)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Melipilla](/source/Melipilla_Province)
| valign=top | [Melipilla](/source/Melipilla)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Curacaví](/source/Curacav%C3%AD)<br />
[María Pinto](/source/Mar%C3%ADa_Pinto)<br />
[Melipilla](/source/Melipilla)<br />
[San Pedro](/source/San_Pedro%2C_Chile)<br />
[Alhué](/source/Alhu%C3%A9)
{{div col end}}
|- style="background: #f0f0f0;"
| valign=top | [Santiago](/source/Santiago_Province%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | [Santiago](/source/Santiago%2C_Chile)
| valign=top | {{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
[Cerrillos](/source/Cerrillos%2C_Chile)<br />
[Cerro Navia](/source/Cerro_Navia)<br />
[Conchalí](/source/Conchal%C3%AD)<br />
[El Bosque](/source/El_Bosque%2C_Chile)<br />
[Estación Central](/source/Estaci%C3%B3n_Central)<br />
[Huechuraba](/source/Huechuraba)<br />
[Independencia](/source/Independencia%2C_Chile)<br />
[La Cisterna](/source/La_Cisterna%2C_Chile)<br />
[La Granja](/source/La_Granja%2C_Chile)<br />
[La Florida](/source/La_Florida%2C_Chile)<br />
[La Pintana](/source/La_Pintana)<br />
[La Reina](/source/La_Reina)<br />
[Las Condes](/source/Las_Condes)<br />
[Lo Barnechea](/source/Lo_Barnechea)<br />
[Lo Espejo](/source/Lo_Espejo)<br />
[Lo Prado](/source/Lo_Prado)<br />
[Macul](/source/Macul)<br />
[Maipú](/source/Maip%C3%BA%2C_Chile)<br />
[Ñuñoa](/source/%C3%91u%C3%B1oa)<br />
[Pedro Aguirre Cerda](/source/Pedro_Aguirre_Cerda%2C_Chile)<br />
[Peñalolén](/source/Pe%C3%B1alol%C3%A9n)<br />
[Providencia](/source/Providencia%2C_Chile)<br />
[Pudahuel](/source/Pudahuel)<br />
[Quilicura](/source/Quilicura)<br />
[Quinta Normal](/source/Quinta_Normal)<br />
[Recoleta](/source/Recoleta%2C_Chile)<br />
[Renca](/source/Renca)<br />
[San Miguel](/source/San_Miguel%2C_Chile)<br />
[San Joaquín](/source/San_Joaqu%C3%ADn%2C_Chile)<br />
[San Ramón](/source/San_Ram%C3%B3n%2C_Chile)<br />
[Santiago](/source/Santiago_(commune))<br />
[Vitacura](/source/Vitacura)
{{div col end}}
|}

{{clear}}

==Proposed structural changes==
SUBDERE continues to examine the proposed creation of the provinces of Villarrica, San Carlos, Admiral Simpson, Aconcagua and others.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Americas topic|Administrative divisions of}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Administrative Divisions Of Chile}}
Category:Subdivisions of Chile
Category:Local government in Chile

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Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Administrative divisions of Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Chile) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Chile?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.