Maule Region
The VII Maule Region (Spanish: VII Región del Maule) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca.
| Maule Region (VII Región de Maule) | |||
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 Talca's main commercial street
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| Country |  Chile
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| Provinces | Curicó, Talca, Linares, Cauquenes | ||
| Capital | Talca | ||
| - coordinates | 35°26′S 71°40′W / 35.433°S 71.667°W | ||
| Lowest point | Pacific Ocean | ||
| - elevation | 0 m (0 ft) | ||
| Area | 30,296.1 km² (11,697 sq mi) [1] | ||
| Population | 1,042,989 (2015) [2] | ||
| Density | 34 /km² (88 /sq mi) | ||
| Intendant | Pablo Meza Donoso | ||
| ISO 3166-2 | CL-ML | ||
 Maule, in red, in Chile
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| Website: Official website (in Spanish) | |||
HistoryEdit
The city of Talca was founded in 1692 by General Governor Tomás Marín de Poveda. On 17 February 1742 it got the name of Villa San Agustín de Talca by Governor José Antonio Manso de Velasco. Curicó followed in 1743, Linares and Parral in 1794.
In Talca is the house where Bernardo O'Higgins signed the proclamation of the independence of Chile on 12 February 1818. It is now a museum.
GeographyEdit
The Maule region borders the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins region to the north, Argentina to the east, the Ñuble region to the south and the Pacific Ocean on the west.[1]
The two main rivers in the region are the Maule and the Mataquito rivers.
PopulationEdit
As of 2015[update], there were (estimated) 1,042,989 persons living in the region,[2] for a population density of 34.4 inhabitants/km².
People from this region are known as Maulinos (women: Maulinas).
The largest city in the region is Talca, with 189,505 inhabitants (2002 census).
AdministrationEdit
The Maule region is further subdivided into four provinces: Talca, Curicó, Linares and Cauquenes.
| Province | Capital | Code | Comuna | Area[1] (km²) |
Population[1] (2002) |
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| Talca (071) | Talca | 07101 | 30 Talca | 231.5 | 201,797 |
| 07102 | 21 Constitución | 1,343.6 | 46,081 | ||
| 07103 | 22 Curepto | 1,073.8 | 10,812 | ||
| 07104 | 23 Empedrado | 564.9 | 4,225 | ||
| 07105 | 24 Maule | 238.2 | 16,837 | ||
| 07106 | 25 Pelarco | 331.5 | 7,266 | ||
| 07107 | 26 Pencahue | 956.8 | 8,315 | ||
| 07108 | 27 Río Claro | 430.5 | 12,698 | ||
| 07109 | 28 San Clemente | 4,503.6 | 37,261 | ||
| 07110 | 29 San Rafael | 263.5 | 7,674 | ||
| Total of Talca province | 9,937.8 | 352,966 | |||
| Cauquenes (072) | Cauquenes | ||||
| 07201 | 1 Cauquenes | 2,126.3 | 41,217 | ||
| 07202 | 2 Chanco | 529.5 | 9,457 | ||
| 07203 | 3 Pelluhue | 371.4 | 6,414 | ||
| Total of Cauquenes province | 3,027.2 | 57,088 | |||
| Curicó (073) | Curicó | ||||
| 07301 | 4 Curicó | 1,328.4 | 119,585 | ||
| 07302 | 5 Hualañé | 629.0 | 9,741 | ||
| 07303 | 6 Licantén | 273.3 | 6,902 | ||
| 07304 | 7 Molina | 1,551.6 | 38,521 | ||
| 07305 | 8 Rauco | 308.6 | 8,566 | ||
| 07306 | 9 Romeral | 1,597.1 | 12,707 | ||
| 07307 | 10 Sagrada Familia | 548.8 | 17,519 | ||
| 07308 | 11 Teno | 618.4 | 25,596 | ||
| 07309 | 12 Vichuquén | 425.7 | 4,916 | ||
| Total of Curicó province | 7,280.9 | 244,053 | |||
| Linares (074) | Linares | ||||
| 07401 | 14 Linares | 1,465.7 | 83,249 | ||
| 07402 | 13 Colbún | 2,899.9 | 17,619 | ||
| 07403 | 15 Longaví | 1,453.8 | 28,161 | ||
| 07404 | 16 Parral | 1,638.4 | 37,822 | ||
| 07405 | 17 Retiro | 827.1 | 18,487 | ||
| 07406 | 18 San Javier | 1,313.4 | 37,793 | ||
| 07407 | 19 Villa Alegre | 189.8 | 14,725 | ||
| 07408 | 20 Yerbas Buenas | 262.1 | 16,134 | ||
| Total of Linares province | 10,050.2 | 253,990 | |||
| Total of the region | 30,296.1 | 908,097 | |||
Related pagesEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Región de Maule" (PDF). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Población país y regiones - Actualización 2002-2012 y Proyección 2013-2020" (XLS) (in Spanish). Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas (INE). 4 September 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
Other websitesEdit
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maule Region. |
- Territorial division of Chile (in Spanish)
- Gobierno Regional del Maule Official website (in Spanish)
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| Arica y Parinacota | Tarapacá | Antofagasta | Atacama | Coquimbo | Valparaíso | O'Higgins | Maule | Ñuble | Bío Bío | La Araucanía | Los Ríos | Los Lagos | Aysén | Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena | RM Santiago | |