Cauquenes Province
Cauquenes Province (Spanish: Provincia de Cauquenes) is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital and largest city is Cauquenes.
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| Coordinates: 35°57′S 72°19′W / 35.950°S 72.317°WCoordinates: 35°57′S 72°19′W / 35.950°S 72.317°W | |
| Country | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile |
| Region | Maule |
| Capital | Cauquenes |
| Comunas | Cauquenes, Chanco, Pelluhue |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Gerardo Villagra Morales |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,027.2 km2 (1,168.8 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 57,088 |
| • Density | 18.8584/km2 (48.8429/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Website | Official website |
Geography
The Cauquenes province has an area of 3,027.2 sq mi (7,840 km2), the smallest province in the Maule region.[2] The provincial capital, Cauquenes, is about 370 km (230 mi) southwest of Santiago.
The province is bordered to the north by the Talca province, to the east by the Linares province, to the south by the Ñuble province (Bío Bío region) and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.
Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 57,088 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 18.9 inhabitants/km². The urban population was 38,660 persons (68% of the total).[2]
The largest city of the province is Cauquenes, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 30,771.
Administration
As a province, Cauquenes is a second-level administrative division, consisting of 8 communes (comunas). The city of Cauquenes serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
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Gallery
San Alfonso church, Cauquenes
Los Ruiles Nature Reserve
Mariscadero, Pelluhue
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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 Cauquenes website (in Spanish)