Talca Province
Talca Province (Spanish: Provincia de Talca) is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital and the largest city is Talca.
Talca Provincia de Talca | |
|---|---|
 Theatre of the Maule Region in Talca | |
 Seal  Talca, in red, in the Maule Region   Talca Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 35°26′S 71°36′W / 35.433°S 71.600°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Maule |
| Capital | Talca |
| Comunas | Talca, San Clemente, Pelarco, Pencahue, Maule, San Rafael, Curepto, Constitución, Empedrado, Río Claro |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Óscar Antonio Vega Gutiérrez |
| Area | |
| • Total | 9,937.8 km2 (3,837.0 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 352,966 |
| • Density | 36/km2 (92/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
The Talca province has an area of 9,937.8 sq mi (25,739 km2), the second largest province, after the Linares province, in the Maule region.[2] The provincial capital, Talca, is about 250 km (155 mi) south of Santiago.
The province is bordered to the north by the Curicó province, to the east by Argentina, to the south by the Linares and the Cauquenes provinces and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 352,966 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 35.5 inhabitants/km². The urban population was 266,742 persons (76% of the total).[2]
The largest city of the province is Talca, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 189,505.
Administration
As a province, Talca is a second-level administrative division, consisting of 10 communes (comunas). The city of Talca serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area[2] (km²) | Population[2] (2002) | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07101 | 30 Talca | Talca | 231.5 | 201,797 | 871.7 |
| 07102 | 21 Constitución | Constitución | 1,343.6 | 46,081 | 34.3 |
| 07103 | 22 Curepto | Curepto | 1,073.8 | 10,812 | 10.1 |
| 07104 | 23 Empedrado | Empedrado | 564.9 | 4,225 | 7.5 |
| 07105 | 24 Maule | Maule | 238.2 | 16,837 | 70.7 |
| 07106 | 25 Pelarco | Pelarco | 331.5 | 7,266 | 21.9 |
| 07107 | 26 Pencahue | Pencahue | 956.8 | 8,315 | 8.7 |
| 07108 | 27 Río Claro | Río Claro | 430.5 | 12,698 | 29.5 |
| 07109 | 28 San Clemente | San Clemente | 4,503.6 | 37,261 | 8.3 |
| 07110 | 29 San Rafael | San Rafael | 263.5 | 7,674 | 29.1 |
| Total of the Talca province | 9,937.8 | 352,966 | 35.5 | ||
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Related pages
References
Other websites
- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional del Maule Archived 2016-11-06 at the Wayback Machine Official website (in Spanish)
- Province of Talca website (in Spanish)