title: Melipilla Province
text: # Melipilla Province
  
  Melipilla Province (Spanish: Provincia de Melipilla) is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The provincial capital is the city of Melipilla.
  
  ## Administration
  
  As a province, Melipilla is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president. The current delegate is Sandra Saavedra, who was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.
  
  ### Communes
  
  The province comprises five communes (Spanish: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:
  
  * Curacaví
  * María Pinto
  * Melipilla
  * San Pedro
  * Alhué
  
  ## Geography and demography
  
  The province spans an area of 4,065.7 square kilometres (4,066 $km^2),$ the second largest in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census, Melipilla was the fifth most populous province in the region with a total population of 141,165. At that time, there were 80,790 people living in urban areas, 60,375 living in rural areas, 71,595 men, and 69,570 women.
  
  