| Maipo Province | |
| Native Name: | Provincia de Maipo |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | Province |
| Map Alt: | Location in the Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 175 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -33.75°N -116°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santiago Metropolitan |
| Parts Type: | Communes |
| Parts: | List of 4: |
| P1: | Buin |
| P2: | Paine |
| P3: | San Bernardo |
| P4: | Calera de Tango |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | San Bernardo |
| Government Type: | Provincial |
| Leader Party: | Socialist Party |
| Leader Title: | Presidential Provincial Delegate |
| Leader Name: | Miguel Ángel Rojas Alarcón |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1120.5 |
| Area Rank: | 5 |
| Population Total: | 440591 |
| Population Rank: | 3 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 336,198 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 42,246 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 187,789. |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 190,655 |
| Timezone: | CLT[2] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[3] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code Type: | Area code |
| Area Code: | 56 + 2 |
| Website: | Delegation of Maipo |
Maipo Province (Spanish; Castilian: Provincia de Maipo) is one of six provinces in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. Its capital is San Bernardo.
As a province, Maipo is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president.
The province is composed of four communes (Spanish: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:
The province spans an area of 1120.50NaN0, making it the second smallest province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census, Maipo was the third most populous province in the region with a total population of 378,444. At that time, there were 336,198 people living in urban areas, 42,246 living in rural areas, 187,789 men, and 190,655 women.[1]
Maipo Valley is the closest Chilean wine region to Santiago, the capital city of Chile. It extends eastwards from the city to the Andes and westward to the coast, stretching south toward the towns and subzones of Padre Hurtado, Peñaflor, Talagante, Isla de Maipo and Melipilla.
The valley includes over 7,302 acres (2,955 ha) of vineyards, more than half of which are dedicated to producing Cabernet Sauvignon or Cabernet blends. It is a historic wine-producing region and the birthplace of the Chilean wine industry, with vines growing there for the past 150 years.
The Maipo Valley can be divided in three sub-regions: Alto Maipo, Central Maipo, and Pacific Maipo.
| Cabernet Sauvignon: 6,433 ha (15897 acres) | Merlot: 1,103 ha (2726 acres) | Carménère: 810 ha (2002 acres) |
| Syrah: 975 ha (2409 acres) | Sauvignon Blanc: 694 ha (1715 acres) | Chardonnay: 1,056 ha (2609 acres) |
| Pinot Noir: 129 ha (319 acres) | Malbec / Cot: 80 ha (198 acres) | Cabernet Franc: 259 ha (640 acres) |