Curicó Province
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Curicó Province Provincia de Curicó |
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 Location in the Maule Region |
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 Curicó Province
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| Coordinates: 34°57′S 71°06′W / 34.950°S 71.100°WCoordinates: 34°57′S 71°06′W / 34.950°S 71.100°W | ||
| Country | Chile | |
| Region | Maule | |
| Capital | Curicó | |
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| • Type | Provincial | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7,280.9 km2 (2,811.2 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012 Census) | ||
| • Total | 266,457 | |
| • Density | 37/km2 (95/sq mi) | |
| • Urban | 157,876 | |
| • Rural | 86,177 | |
| Sex | ||
| • Men | 122,835 | |
| • Women | 121,218 | |
| Time zone | CLT (UTC-4) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC-3) | |
| Area code(s) | 56 + 75 | |
| Website | Government of Curicó | |
Curicó Province (Spanish: Provincia de Curicó) is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Argentine frontier, spanning an area of 7,280.9 km2 (2,811 sq mi). According to the 2002 census, the population was 244,053.
As a province, Curicó is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president.
The province is composed of nine communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council.
The region is named for the Curis one of the tribes of Picunche or Promaucaes settled along the rivers of the central valley flowing into the Mataquito River, around the modern city of Curicó. Others tribes were the Tenu along the Teno River (the modern Rauco and Teno communes) to the north. To the south were the Gualemo along the Lontué River the modern Molina commune. Along the Mataquito were the tribes centered on the modern towns of Palquibudi in Sagrada Familia commune, La Huerta in Hualañé commune and Lora in Licantén commune. On the coast north of the river, the Vichuquén in the commune of the same name.
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