| Chimbarongo | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of Chimbarongo commune in the O'Higgins Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -34.7089°N -71.0431°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | O'Higgins |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Colchagua |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Marco Contreras Jorquera |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 497.9 |
| Elevation M: | 295 |
| Population Total: | 33446 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 16889 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 15427 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 16,612 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 15,704 |
| Timezone: | CLT[2] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[3] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | (+56) 72 |
| Website: | Municipality of Chimbarongo |
Chimbarongo, Chile, is a city and commune located 160km (100miles) south of Santiago in the Colchagua Province of the O'Higgins Region. Many of the people of Chimbarongo make their living weaving wickerwork, mimbre, baskets.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Chimbarongo spans an area of 497.9sqkm and has 32,316 inhabitants (16,612 men and 15,704 women). Of these, 16,889 (52.3%) lived in urban areas and 15,427 (47.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 5.4% (1,651 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[1]
As a commune, Chimbarongo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2021-2024 alcalde is Marco Contreras Jorquera.