Ñuble Province (1974–2018)

Ñuble Province
Provincia de Ñuble
Location in the Bío Bío Region
Coordinates: 36°37′00″S 71°57′00″W / 36.61667°S 71.95000°W / -36.61667; -71.95000
CountryChile
RegionBío Bío
CapitalChillán
Communes
Area
 • Total
13,178.5 km2 (5,088.2 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 Census)
 • Total
460,113
 • Density34.9139/km2 (90.4266/sq mi)
 • Urban
285,108
 • Rural
152,995
Sex
 • Men217,024
 • Women221,079
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 42

Ñuble Province (Spanish: Provincia de Ñuble, pronounced [ˈɲuβle]) was one of the provinces of the Chilean region of Bío Bío (VIII). It used to span an area of 13,178.5 km2 (5,088 sq mi) and it was administratively constituted by 21 communes. It has in 2017 a population of 441,604 inhabitants. Its capital was the city of Chillán. On the 6th of September of 2018, the province became the Ñuble Region.