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Chiloé
Province
Location in the Los Lagos Region
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 km (2,766.6 sq mi)
• Rank	4
Population
• Total	142,194
• Rank	3
• Density	20/km (51/sq mi)
• Urban	82,058
• Rural	60,136
Sex
• Men	71,386
• Women	70,808
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT )
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST )
Area code	56 + 65
Website	Government of Chiloé

Chiloé is one of the provinces of Los Lagos Region of Chile. Chiloé Province covers all of Chiloé Archipelago (including Chiloé Island) with the exception of Desertores Islands. The area of Chiloé province is 9181 km² (3546 sq mi). The administrative center of the province is Castro, while 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.

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

v t e Provinces of Chile
Aysén Antártica Chilena Antofagasta Arauco Arica Bío Bío Cachapoal Capitán Prat Cardenal Caro Cauquenes Cautín Chacabuco Chañaral Chiloé Choapa Coyhaique Colchagua Concepción Copiapó Cordillera Curicó Diguillín El Loa El Ranco Elqui General Carrera Huasco Iquique Itata Isla de Pascua Limarí Linares Llanquihue Los Andes Magallanes Maipo Malleco Marga Marga Melipilla Osorno Palena Parinacota Petorca Punilla Quillota San Antonio San Felipe de Aconcagua Santiago Talagante Talca Tamarugal Tierra del Fuego Tocopilla Última Esperanza Valdivia Valparaíso

v t e < Communes and municipalities in Los Lagos Region >
Osorno	Osorno Puerto Octay Puyehue Río Negro Purranque San Juan de la Costa San Pablo
Llanquihue	Calbuco Cochamó Fresia Frutillar Llanquihue Maullín Los Muermos Puerto Montt Puerto Varas
Chiloé	Ancud Castro Chonchi Curaco de Vélez Dalcahue Puqueldón Queilén Quellón Quemchi Quinchao
Palena	Chaitén Futaleufú Hualaihué Palena

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