| Coyhaique Province | |
| Native Name: | Provincia de Coyhaique |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 175px |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -45°N -72°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Aisén |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Coyhaique |
| Parts Type: | Communes |
| Parts: | Coyhaique Lago Verde |
| Government Type: | Provincial |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Néstor Mera Muñoz |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 12942.5 |
| Population Total: | 54575 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 44,850 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 6,253 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 26,108 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 24,995 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
Coyhaique Province (Spanish; Castilian: Provincia de Coyhaique) is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen (XI). Its capital city is Coyhaique. It is the most populous of provinces in the Aysén Region.
As a province, Coyhaique is a second-level administrative division of Chile, which is further sub-divided into two communes (comunas), Coyhaique and Lago Verde, each of which is governed by a municipality headed by an alcalde. The province is administered by a presidentially appointed governor. Néstor Mera Muñoz was appointed by president Sebastián Piñera.[1]
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 12942.5sqkm[2] and had a population of 51,103 inhabitants (26,108 men and 24,995 women), giving it a population density of 3.9PD/sqkm. Of these, 44,850 (87.8%) lived in urban areas and 6,253 (12.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 14.9% (6,638 persons).[2]