| Los Andes Province | |
| Native Name: | Provincia de Los Andes |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Mapsize: | 175px |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 175 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -32.85°N -91°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Parts Type: | Communes |
| Parts Style: | coll |
| Parts: | List of 4: |
| P1: | Calle Larga |
| P2: | Los Andes |
| P3: | San Esteban |
| P4: | Rinconada |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Los Andes |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Provincial |
| Leader Party: | Socialist Party |
| Leader Title: | Presidential Provincial Delegate |
| Leader Name: | Cristian Aravena Reyes |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3054.1 |
| Area Rank: | 2 |
| Population Total: | 102819 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Rank: | 6 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 74,104 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 17,579 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 46,325 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 45,358 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 34 |
| Website: | Delegation of Los Andes |
Los Andes Province (Spanish; Castilian: Provincia de Los Andes) is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). The city of Los Andes is the capital of the province.
As a province, Los Andes is a second-level administrative division, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president. Edith Quiroz Ortiz, appointed by president Piñera on April 22, 2010, was the first woman to hold the office of Governor of Los Andes. The presidential provincial delegate appointed by president Gabriel Boric is Cristian Aravena Reyes, a Socialist.[1]
The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:
The province spans a landlocked area of 3054.1sqkm, the second largest in the Valparaíso Region. According to the 2002 census, Los Andes is the sixth most populous province in the region with a population of 91,683. At that time, there were 74,104 people living in urban areas, 17,579 people living in rural areas, 46,325 men and 45,358 women.[2]