| Chañaral Province | |
| Native Name: | Provincia de Chañaral |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Atacama Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -26.2833°N -121°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Parts Type: | Communes |
| Parts: | Chañaral Diego de Almagro |
| Seat: | Chañaral |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Provincial |
| Leader Party: | Communist Party |
| Leader Title: | Presidential Provincial Delegate |
| Leader Name: | Jorge Fernández Herrera |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 24436.2 |
| Population Total: | 28874 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 30,854 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 1,278 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 16,999 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 15,133 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 52 |
| Website: | Delegation of Chañaral |
Chañaral Province (es|Provincia de Chañaral) is one of three provinces in the northern Chilean region of Atacama (III). Its capital is the small coastal town of Chañaral.
According to the 2012 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 24436.2sqkm[2] and had a population of 28,874 inhabitants, giving it a population density of 1.3PD/sqkm. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 22.5% (9,319 persons).[2]
As a province, Chañaral is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further divided into two communes (comunas): Chañaral and Diego de Almagro. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed provincial delegate. Jorge Fernández Herrera was appointed by president Gabriel Boric.[1]