Curicó Province facts for kids
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Curicó
Provincia de Curicó
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Alameda in Curicó
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| Country |  Chile |
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| Region | Maule | ||||
| Capital | Curicó | ||||
| Comunas | Curicó, Hualañé, Licantén, Molina, Rauco, Romeral, Sagrada Familia, Teno, Vichuquén | ||||
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| • Type | Provincial | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 7,280.9 km2 (2,811.2 sq mi) | ||||
| Population
(2002 Census)
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| • Total | 244,053 | ||||
| • Density | 33.51962/km2 (86.8154/sq mi) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) | ||||
| Website | Official website | ||||
Curicó Province (Spanish: Provincia de Curicó) is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital and largest city is Curicó.
Geography
The Curicó province has an area of 7,280.9 sq mi (18,857 km2), the third largest province in the Maule region. The provincial capital, Curicó, is about 182 km (113 mi) south of Santiago.
The province is bordered to the northwest by the Cardenal Caro province (O'Higgins region), to the north by the Colchagua province (O'Higgins region), to the east by Argentina, to the south by the Talca provinces and to the west by the Pacific Ocean.
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Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 244,053 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 33.5 inhabitants/km². The urban population was 157,876 persons (65% of the total).
The largest city of the province is Curicó, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 93,447.
Administration
As a province, Curicó is a second-level administrative division, consisting of 9 communes (comunas). The city of Curicó serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area (km²) |
Population (2002) |
Density |
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| 07301 | 4 Curicó | Curicó | 1,328.4 | 119,585 | 90.0 |
| 07302 | 5 Hualañé | Hualañé | 629.0 | 9,741 | 15.5 |
| 07303 | 6 Licantén | Licantén | 273.3 | 6,902 | 25.3 |
| 07304 | 7 Molina | Molina | 1,551.6 | 38,521 | 24.8 |
| 07305 | 8 Rauco | Rauco | 308.6 | 8,566 | 27.8 |
| 07306 | 9 Romeral | Romeral | 1,597.1 | 12,707 | 8.0 |
| 07307 | 10 Sagrada Familia | Sagrada Familia | 548.8 | 17,519 | 31.9 |
| 07308 | 11 Teno | Teno | 618.4 | 25,596 | 41.4 |
| 07309 | 12 Vichuquén | Vichuquén | 425.7 | 4,916 | 11.5 |
| Total of the Curicó province | 7,280.9 | 244,053 | 33.5 | ||
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