Talca
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| Talca | |||
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| — City and Commune — | |||
| Downtown as seen from Cerro La Virgen. | |||
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| Location of Talca commune in Maule Region | |||
| Coordinates: 35°26′0″S 71°40′0″W / 35.433333°S 71.666667°WCoordinates: 35°26′0″S 71°40′0″W / 35.433333°S 71.666667°W | |||
| Region | Maule Region | ||
| Province | Talca Province | ||
| Founded | February 17, 1742 | ||
| Government[1][2] | |||
| • Type | Municipality | ||
| • Alcalde | Juan Castro Prieto (Independent Democratic Union) | ||
| Area[3] | |||
| • Total | 231.5 km2 (89.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002 Census)[3] | |||
| • Total | 201,797 | ||
| • Density | 871.69/km2 (2,257.7/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 193,755 | ||
| • Rural | 8,042 | ||
| Sex[3] | |||
| • Men | 96,810 | ||
| • Women | 104,987 | ||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC−4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC−3) | ||
| Area code(s) | 56 (country) + 71 (Talca Province) | ||
| Website | Municipality of Talca | ||
Talca is a Chilean city with 201.797 inhabitants (2002 census).
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History [change]
Talca was founded like Villa San Agustín de Talca by the Spanish José Antonio Manso de Velasco on 1881.
Gallery [change]
References [change]
- ↑ (Spanish) "Municipality of Talca". http://www.talca.cl/. Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ↑ (Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". http://www.talca.cl. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
Other websites [change]
- Talca municipality (Spanish)
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