| Palmilla | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of Palmilla commune in 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: | -34.6042°N -71.3583°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | O'Higgins |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Colchagua |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcaldesa |
| Leader Name: | Gloria Paredes Valdés |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 237.3 |
| Elevation M: | 153 |
| Population Total: | 11844 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 2088 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 9112 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 5,825 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 5,375 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | (+56) 72 |
| Website: | Municipality of Palmilla |
Palmilla is a Chilean city and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, the commune of Palmilla spans an area of 237.3sqkm and has 11,200 inhabitants (5,825 men and 5,375 women). Of these, 2,088 (18.6%) lived in urban areas and 9,112 (81.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 3.1% (336 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
The urban area of Palmilla forms a conurbation with the city of Santa Cruz, to the south, totaling 20,691 inhabitants.
As a commune, Palmilla 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 alcaldesa is Gloria Paredes.