Editing Regions of Chile (section)

{{Short description|First-level administrative regions of Chile}}
{{Infobox subdivision type
| name               = Regions of Chile<br />''Regiones de Chile'' ([[Spanish language|Spanish]])
| alt_name           = 
| map                = Chile (+Antarctica & Islands), administrative divisions - en - colored 2018.svg
| category           = [[Regional state]]
| territory          = {{flag|Chile}}
| start_date         =
| current_number     = 16
| number_date        =
| population_range   = 103,158 ([[Aysén Region|Aysén]]) – 7,112,808 ([[Santiago Metropolitan Region|Metropolitan Santiago]])
| area_range         =  {{Convert|13178.5|sqkm|abbr=on}} ([[Ñuble Region|Ñuble]]) – {{Convert|51077.9|sqmi|order=flip|abbr=on}} ([[Magallanes Region|Magallanes and Chilean Antarctica]])
| government         = Limited autonomous government
| subdivision        = [[Provinces of Chile|Province]]
}}
{{Politics of Chile}}
[[Chile]] is divided into 16 [[region]]s (in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], ''regiones''; singular {{Lang|es|región}}), which are the country's first-level administrative division. Each region is headed by directly elected [[Regional Governor (Chile)|regional governor]] (''gobernador regional'') and a regional board (''consejo regional'').

The regions are divided into [[Provinces of Chile|province]]s (the second-level administrative division), each headed by a governor (''gobernador'') appointed by the President. There are 56 provinces in total. Provinces are divided into [[Communes of Chile|communes]] (the third and lowest level administrative division), which are governed by [[municipal council]]s.