Regions of Chile
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| Category | Regional state |
| Location |  Chile |
| Number | 16 |
| Populations | 100,745 (Aysén) – 7,400,741 (Metropolitan Santiago) |
| Areas | 13,178.5 km2 (5,088.2 sq mi) (Ñuble) – 132,291 km2 (51,077.9 sq mi) (Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica) |
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Chile is divided into 16 regions (Spanish: regiones, singular región), which are the country's first-level administrative division. Each region is headed by a directly elected regional governor (gobernador regional) and a regional board (consejo regional).
The regions are divided into provinces (the second-level administrative division), each headed by a provincial presidential delegate (delegado presidencial provincial) appointed by the President. There are 56 provinces in total. Provinces are divided into communes (the third and lowest level administrative division), which are governed by municipal councils.