Province · Ñuble Region
# Itata Province

Itata Province is a province of Chile in Ñuble Region. It had an estimated 56,675 people in 2022 on 2,754 km² (about 21 per km²). Its main town is Quirihue. It is divided into 7 communes. 339 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 244 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.
- 56,675 people (2022)
- 2,754 km²
- 7 communes
- 244 mapped services

## How many people live in Itata Province?

Itata Province had an estimated 56,675 people in 2022 — 11.0% of Ñuble Region, 43rd of 56 provinces. There are 1,044 women for every 1,000 men (below the Ñuble Region figure of 1,071). Spread over 2,754 km², that is about 21 people per km², 31st of 56 provinces.

16.8% of people are children under 15 and 19.8% are 65 or older; the median age is about 44 years (it is 39 across Ñuble Region). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 58 children and older people.
- 0–4 2,731
- 5–9 3,226
- 10–14 3,567
- 15–19 3,061
- 20–24 2,741
- 25–29 3,180
- 30–34 3,601
- 35–39 3,436
- 40–44 3,510
- 45–49 3,733
- 50–54 4,270
- 55–59 4,385
- 60–64 3,994
- 65–69 3,419
- 70–74 2,785
- 75–79 2,101
- 80+ 2,935

Source: UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Where is Itata Province?

Itata Province lies in Ñuble Region, Chile. It borders 4 other provinces: Cauquenes Province, Concepción Province, Diguillín Province and Punilla Province. By area it is the 46th largest of 56 provinces in Chile. It covers 21.0% of Ñuble Region. The centre of Itata Province is about 369 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. It is about 50 km from Chillán, the main town of Ñuble Region. The centre point is at 36.3696° S, 72.5839° W.

Source: La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO).

## Things to see in and around Itata Province

OpenStreetMap lists 34 named sights in Itata Province: 12 attractions; 7 museums; 6 nature reserves; 3 viewpoints; 3 monuments; 1 cave; 1 beach; 1 memorial.
- Ecomuseo de Cobquecura · museum
- Itata Museo Antropológico · museum
- Museo Batalla de Membrillar · museum
- Museo Moñuga · museum
- Museo Provincial Itata · museum
- Museo Vivo Artenin · museum
- Santuario Cuna de Prat · museum
- Humedal Urbano Itata · nature reserve
- Humedal Urbano La Cascada · nature reserve
- Humedal Urbano Río Colmuyao · nature reserve
- Humedal Urbano Río Taucú · nature reserve
- Parque Las Nalkas · nature reserve
- Santuario de la Naturaleza Humedal Desembocadura del río Itata · nature reserve
- Playa La Boca · beach
- Casa de Giner · viewpoint
- Cerro El Calvario · viewpoint
- Esturaio Río Itata · viewpoint
- Artesano - Abel · attraction
- Casa-Museo de Arturo Prat · attraction
- Hito Guarilihue · attraction
- Hornos de Doña Juanita · attraction
- Iglesia de Piedra · attraction
- Lucia Torres · attraction
- Mirador - Cerro Verde - Ranquil · attraction
- Villa Taly · attraction
- Vinos de Patio · attraction
- Viña Mora Reyes - Fabian · attraction
- Viña de Neira · attraction
- wetland · attraction
- Batalla de Membrillar · memorial

…and 4 more.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Itata Province
- Time zone UTC−3 (summer UTC−4) · America/Santiago
- Currency Peso (CLP)
- Country calling code +56
- Languages Spanish
- Plug types Type C, L · 220 V
- Driving side Right
- Postcode format 7 digits (#######)

### Nearest airports
- Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) · Concepcion 62 km
- La Araucanía International Airport (ZCO) · Temuco 284 km

### Nearest railway station

Nueva Aldea (Ranquil), about 33 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 14.6 hours, sunrise around 06:26) and shortest in Jun (about 9.7 hours, sunrise around 08:59, sunset around 18:41).

Source: GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03; OurAirports (public domain).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Communes of Itata Province
| Commune | People | per km² | Area km² | Localities | Services |
| Coelemu | 16,884 | 49 | 341 | 57 | 71 |
| Quirihue | 12,226 | 21 | 589 | 62 | 43 |
| Ranquil | 6,284 | 25 | 248 | 37 | 18 |
| Treguaco | 5,736 | 18 | 315 | 51 | 12 |
| Ninhue | 5,385 | 13 | 403 | 39 | 23 |
| Cobquecura | 5,252 | 9.2 | 568 | 76 | 62 |
| Portezuelo | 4,908 | 17 | 290 | 38 | 15 |

Source: La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO); UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO).

## Villages and localities in Itata Province

Open gazetteers list 339 villages, towns and localities in Itata Province. The largest with a recorded population: Coelemu (15,711), Quirihue (8,000), Ninhue (5,268) and Cobquecura (5,043). Settlements here lie between about 8 m and 604 m above sea level (median 122 m).
- 11 de Septiembre
- Agua Fría
- Agua Mala
- Agua Manil
- Agua Negra
- Alto El Centro
- Alto Perales
- Alto Pullay
- Altos de Quirihue
- Antequereo
- Antiquereo
- Arinia
- Bajo Los Mardones
- Bajo Los Mora
- Batuco
- Bellavista
- Boca Itata
- Boca de Buchupureo
- Boca de Itata
- Boquihue
- Buchupureo
- Buena Vista
- Buenos Aires
- Cabrería
- Cajón de Mela
- Cajón del Manzano
- Cajón del Molino
- Calabozo
- Callejones
- Callejón de Los Parra
- Callo
- Camarico
- Camino Los Cuervos
- Cancha Los Botones
- Capellanía
- Capilla de Ranquil
- Capilla de Ránquil
- Caravanchel
- Careo
- Carrizales
- Carrullanca
- Caña Dulce
- Cementerio
- Cerro Alto
- Cerro Cato
- Cerro Ninhue
- Chanco
- Chañihue
- Chequén
- Chimiltito
- Chorrillos
- Chudal
- Chupallar
- Cobquecura
- Coelemu
- Coleral
- Collanco
- Colmuya
- Colmuyao
- Complejo Industrial Coelemu
- Concuyo
- Concuyo Alto
- Copiulemu
- Coroney
- Coronta
- Coyanco
- Cruce de Ranguelmo
- Crucero Los Almendros
- Cuartos Verdes
- Culenco
- Denecán
- Dinamapu
- Domingo Ortiz de Rosas
- El Alto
- El Arenal
- El Aromo
- El Aromo Poniente
- El Barco
- El Calabozo
- El Castaño
- El Castillo
- El Centro
- El Chamizal
- El Cielo
- El Colo
- El Conquistador
- El Cruce
- El Durazno
- El Espinal
- El Granero
- El Guairao
- El Guanaco
- El Maitén
- El Manzano
- El Membrillo
- El Olivo
- El Pajonal
- El Peral
- El Quilo
- El Retamo
- El Rincón
- El Roble
- El Rosal
- El Sauce
- El Sol
- El Tablón
- El Tollo
- Estación Magdalena
- Frutillar
- Galpón
- Galpón Sur
- Goropeumo
- Guacalemu
- Gualte
- Guanquegua
- Guarilihue
- Guarilihue Alto
- Guarilihue Bajo
- Guarilihue Bajo Norte
- Guaro
- Hernán Brañas
- Hualte Peñaflor
- Huape
- Huilquicura
- Iglesia de Piedra
- Infiernillo
- Itata
- La Achira
- La Aurora
- La Ballica
- La Concepción
- La Esperanza
- La Feria
- La Higuera
- La Horca
- La Invernada
- La Isla
- La Laguna
- La Laguna Sur
- La Leona
- La Lobería
- La Orilla
- La Palizada
- La Palma
- La Papana
- La Pila
- La Pita
- La Posada
- La Posta
- La Poza
- La Quebrada
- La Quinta
- La Reforma
- La Viñita
- Laguilagui
- Las Camelias
- Las Delicias
- Las Heras
- Las Higueras
- Las Islas
- Las Mesas
- Las Nieves
- Las Pitras
- Las Quilas
- Las Raíces
- Las Rosas
- Las Toscas
- Las Águilas
- Leonera
- Llahuén Alto
- Llahuén Bajo
- Llollehue
- Lo Ramírez
- Lomas Coloradas
- Lompuya
- Los Boldos
- Los Caquis
- Los Cardones
- Los Castaños
- Los Coigos
- Los Copihues
- Los Corrales
- Los Corteses
- Los Maquis
- Los Maquis Bajos
- Los Peumos
- Los Planes
- Los Rarines
- Los Remates
- Los Yecos
- Los Álamos
- Loteo El Trigal
- Lumávida
- Maitenco
- Maitenco Alto
- Maitenco Bajo
- Maitenes
- Manquimiliu
- Manquimiliú
- Manzanal
- Meipo
- Mela
- Mellinto
- Membrillar
- Membrillar Norte
- Membrillo Nuevo
- Mengol
- Minas de Leuque
- Miramar
- Molligua
- Montecristo
- Montenegro
- Monterrico
- Montezorro
- Navas
- Neguinto
- Ninhue
- Ninquihua
- Nogueche
- Nueva Aldea
- Orilla de Itata
- Pachagua
- Pangue
- Pangue Peñaflor
- Panguilemu
- Paniagua
- Paso El Agua
- Paso Hondo
- Paso de León
- Patagual
- Pencagua
- Perales
- Peñaflor
- Pichihuedque
- Pichimávida
- Piedra Alta
- Piedras Blancas
- Pilicura
- Pinihue
- Pirumávida
- Poblacion Santa Gestrudis
- Población 11 de Septiembre
- Población Binimelis
- Población Guillermo Fuenzalida
- Portezuelo
- Puahún
- Puaún
- Pueblo Viejo
- Pulila
- Pullay
- Pullay Norte
- Puralihue
- Puralihue Alto
- Puralihue Oriente
- Purimávida
- Quebrada Honda
- Quile
- Quilpolemu
- Quilquén
- Quilteu
- Quiltripín
- Quiltéu
- Quilén
- Quirao
- Quirihue
- Quiriquiño
- Quitento
- Quitripín
- Ranguelmo
- Recreo
- Reloca
- Renquil
- Rentocura
- René Schneider
- Rincomávida
- Rinconada
- Rugue
- Ráhuil Bajo
- Ránquil
- Salamanca
- San Antonio
- San Damián
- San Ignacio de Palomares
- San José
- San Juan
- San Juan La Raya
- San Juan de Dios
- San Miguel
- Santa Adela
- Santa Adelaida
- Santa Ana
- Santa Cruz
- Santa Elena
- Santa Isabel
- Santa María
- Santa Rosa
- Seriche
- Taimo
- Talcamávida
- Talhuán
- Tameñelo
- Tauco
- Taucú
- Tierra de Vientos
- Tinajacura
- Tiuquilemu
- Tomé Chico
- Torrecillas
- Torreón
- Totoral
- Trancoyán Chico
- Trancoyán Chico Norte
- Treguaco
- Trehuaco
- Tres Esquinas
- Tropezón
- Tubul
- Uvas Blancas
- Valle Alegre
- Valle Hermoso
- Vegas Verdes
- Vegas de Concha
- Vegas de Itata
- Villa 10 de Julio
- Villa Alegre
- Villa Alejandro Pérez
- Villa El Bosque
- Villa El Conquistador
- Villa La Viñita
- Villa Las Palmeras
- Villa Madera
- Villa Pablo Neruda
- Villa Pan de Piedra
- Villa Río Itata
- Vuelta La Rama
- Zorzal Blanco
- Zorzal Blanco Norte
- Ñipanto
- Ñipas

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features; © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements.

## Landscape and landmarks of Itata Province

Named natural and historic features inside Itata Province, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

34 rivers and streams.
- Estero Careo
- Estero Cañas Dulce
- Estero Chanco
- Estero Chudal
- Estero Coiquencillo
- Estero Colomávida
- Estero Coronta
- Estero Cuchacucha
- Estero Culenar
- Estero El Tiuque
- Estero Guairavo
- Estero Guarilihue
- Estero La Raya
- Estero Leuque
- Estero Molino
- Estero Ninhue
- Estero Paniagua
- Estero Papal
- Estero Perales
- Estero Portezuelo
- Estero Pulila
- Estero Pullay
- Estero Quilpolemu
- Estero Quiriquiño

…and 10 more.

### Coast and islands

8 headlands.
- Punta Achira
- Punta Buchupureo
- Punta Coicoi
- Punta Iglesia de Piedra
- Punta Los Maquis
- Punta Miramar
- Punta Monte del Zorro
- Punta Santa Rita

### Hills and mountains

17 mountains; 2 hills.
- Cerro Coiquén · 895 m
- Cerro Guallipén · 789 m
- Cerro Cayumanque · 749 m
- Cerro El Rincón · 739 m
- Cerro Mitrio · 684 m
- Cerro Ninhue · 683 m
- Cerro Llaipén · 624 m
- Cerro Coiquén · 612 m
- Cerro El Guanaco · 604 m
- Cerro Panquinagro · 575 m
- Cerro Las Yeguas · 558 m
- Cerro Calquín · 512 m
- Cerro Portezuelo · 477 m
- Cerro Montanito · 438 m
- Cerro La Obra · 413 m
- Alto de La Tranquilidad · 396 m
- Cerro Los Maquis · 363 m
- Cerro Batral · 310 m
- Cerro Gualte · 245 m

### Getting around

6 railway stations; 2 airports; 2 airfields.
- Aeródromo El Guanaco
- Aeródromo Quirihue
- Cobquecura Airport
- Coelemu
- Estación Nueva Aldea
- Estación Ranquelmo
- Estación Ñipas
- Magdalena
- Ranguelmo
- Torreón Airport

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features.

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Itata Province and the best time to visit

In Itata Province, the warmest month is Jan (average 21 °C) and the coolest is Jul (7 °C). About 698 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (135 mm) and the driest Jan (14 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are October to May.
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
| Month | Average °C | Rain mm |
| Jan | 21 | 14 |
| Feb | 20 | 20 |
| Mar | 18 | 20 |
| Apr | 14 | 44 |
| May | 10 | 94 |
| Jun | 8 | 135 |
| Jul | 7 | 119 |
| Aug | 8 | 106 |
| Sep | 10 | 53 |
| Oct | 12 | 48 |
| Nov | 15 | 28 |
| Dec | 18 | 17 |

Source: NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Itata Province

Places mapped inside Itata Province in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations.
- Hospitals 3
- Banks 5
- ATMs 1
- Petrol pumps 9
- Hotels 26
- Shopping malls 2
- Schools 106
- Colleges and universities 2
- Pharmacies 9
- Restaurants 65
- Police stations 9
- Dental clinics 7

Source: Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Quick answers
- Where is Itata Province? In Ñuble Region, Chile
- What is the population of Itata Province? 56,675 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Itata Province? About 44 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Itata Province? About 21 people per km²
- What borders Itata Province? Cauquenes Province, Concepción Province, Diguillín Province and Punilla Province
- What is there to see in Itata Province? Artesano - Abel, Batalla de Membrillar, Casa de Giner, Casa-Museo de Arturo Prat
- What time zone is Itata Province in? UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Itata Province? Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Itata Province? Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Itata Province? 339 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Itata Province? Settlements lie between 8 m and 604 m
- What is the highest point in Itata Province? Cerro Coiquén (895 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Itata Province? October to May
- How many hospitals are in Itata Province? 3 mapped
- How many banks are in Itata Province? 5 mapped
- How many ATMs are in Itata Province? 1 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Itata Province? 9 mapped
- What is the P-code of Itata Province? CL162 (OCHA common operational dataset)

At a glance
- Type: Province
- Area: 2,754.1 km²
- P-code: CL162
- Region: Ñuble Region
- Main town: Quirihue

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Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/chile/nuble/itata/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.