Cachapoal Province
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Cachapoal Province is one of three provinces
of the central Chile
an region of O'Higgins
(VI). Its capital is the city of Rancagua
(pop. 214,344).
(INE), the province spans an area of 7384.2 sqkm and had a population of 542,901 inhabitants (271,226 men and 271,675 women), giving it a population density of 73.5 PD/sqkm. It is the fifth most populated province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 13.8% (65,871 persons).
of Chile, governed by a provincial governor
who is appointed by the president
.
and municipal council
.
Provinces of Chile
A province is the second largest administrative division in Chile, after a region. Each region is divided into provinces. There are 54 provinces in total....
of the central Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an region of O'Higgins
O'Higgins Region
The VI O'Higgins Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is subdivided into three provinces. It is named in honour of Bernardo O'Higgins Riquelme, one of Chile's founding fathers....
(VI). Its capital is the city of Rancagua
Rancagua
Rancagua is a city and commune in central Chile, part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It had a 2002 population of 214,344...
(pop. 214,344).
Geography and demography
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics InstituteNational Statistics Institute (Chile)
The National Statistics Institute of Chile is a state-run organization of the Government of Chile, created in the second half of the 19th century and tasked with performing a general census of population and housing, then collecting, producing and publishing official demographic statistics of...
(INE), the province spans an area of 7384.2 sqkm and had a population of 542,901 inhabitants (271,226 men and 271,675 women), giving it a population density of 73.5 PD/sqkm. It is the fifth most populated province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 13.8% (65,871 persons).
Administration
As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative divisionAdministrative divisions of Chile
The administrative division or territorial organization of Chile exemplifies characteristics of a unitary state. State administration is functionally and geographically decentralized, as appropriate for each authority in accordance with the law....
of Chile, governed by a provincial governor
Governor
A governor is a governing official, usually the executive of a non-sovereign level of government, ranking under the head of state...
who is appointed by the president
President of Chile
The President of the Republic of Chile is both the head of state and the head of government of the Republic of Chile. The President is responsible of the government and state administration...
.
Communes
The province comprises seventeen communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcaldeAlcalde
Alcalde , or Alcalde ordinario, is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo and judge of first instance of a town...
and municipal council
Municipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
.
- CodeguaCodeguaCodegua is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 10,796 and has an area of 286.9 km².-Demographics:...
- CoíncoCoincoCoinco is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 6,385 and has an area of .-Demographics:...
- ColtaucoColtaucoColtauco is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 16,228 and has an area of 224.7 km².-Demographics:...
- DoñihueDoñihueDoñihue is a Chilean city and commune in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Doñihue spans an area of and has 16,916 inhabitants . Of these, 15,590 lived in urban areas and 1,326 in rural areas...
- GranerosGranerosGraneros is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Graneros spans an area of and has 25,961 inhabitants . Of these, 22,674 lived in urban areas and 3,287 in rural areas...
- Las CabrasLas CabrasLas Cabras is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Cabras spans an area of and has 20,242 inhabitants . Of these, 7,548 lived in urban areas and 12,694 in rural areas...
- MachalíMachalíMachalí is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Machalí spans an area of and has 28,628 inhabitants . Of these, 26,852 lived in urban areas and 1,776 in rural areas...
- MalloaMalloaMalloa is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Malloa spans an area of and has 12,872 inhabitants . Of these, 4,709 lived in urban areas and 8,163 in rural areas...
- Olivar
- PeumoPeumoPeumo is a Chilean city and commune in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. It is believed that Peumo was named for the vast amount of Cryptocarya alba, or Peumo trees, that grow there.-Demographics:...
- PichideguaPichideguaPichidegua is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pichidegua spans an area of and has 17,756 inhabitants . Of these, 4,965 lived in urban areas and 12,791 in rural areas...
- Quinta de TilcocoQuinta de TilcocoQuinta de Tilcoco is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quinta de Tilcoco spans an area of and has 11,380 inhabitants . Of these, 5,850 lived in urban areas and 5,530 in rural areas...
- RancaguaRancaguaRancagua is a city and commune in central Chile, part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located south of the national capital of Santiago. It had a 2002 population of 214,344...
- RequínoaRequínoaRequínoa is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Requínoa spans an area of and has 22,161 inhabitants . Of these, 11,167 lived in urban areas and 10,994 in rural areas...
- RengoRengoRengo is a city and commune located in the Zona Central of Chile, situated in the Cachapoal Province of the O'Higgins Region at a distance of south of the city of Rancagua and south of the national capital Santiago...
- MostazalMostazalMostazal is a Chilean commune in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. The capital of the commune is the city of San Francisco de Mostazal.-Geography:The commune spans an area of . The Plaza de San Francisco has an elevation of .-Demographics:...
- San Vicente de Tagua TaguaSan Vicente de Tagua TaguaSan Vicente de Tagua Tagua, or just San Vicente, is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Vicente spans an area of and has 40,253 inhabitants . Of these, 21,965 lived in urban areas...