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.

Provincia de Talca
TalcaTeatro.jpg
Official seal of Talca
Location in the Maule Region
Coordinates: 35°26′S 71°36′W / 35.433°S 71.600°W / -35.433; -71.600Coordinates: 35°26′S 71°36′W / 35.433°S 71.600°W / -35.433; -71.600
Country Chile
RegionMaule
CapitalTalca
ComunasTalca, San Clemente, Pelarco, Pencahue, Maule, San Rafael, Curepto, Constitución, Empedrado, Río Claro
Government
 • TypeProvincial
 • GovernorÓscar Antonio Vega Gutiérrez
Area
 • Total9,937.8 km2 (3,837.0 sq mi)
Population
 (2002 Census)[2]
 • Total352,966
 • Density35.51752/km2 (91.9900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST)
WebsiteOfficial 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 (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.

Talca province
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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References

  1. "Conozca al Gobernador". Gobernación - Provincia de Talca (in español). Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Región de Maule" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

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