Curicó Province
Curicó Province
Provincia de Curicó | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Maule Region | |
Curicó Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 34°57′S 71°06′W / 34.950°S 71.100°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Maule |
| Capital | Curicó |
| Communes | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | José Patricio Correa Sánchez (Radical Party) |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,280.9 km2 (2,811.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 266,457 |
| • Density | 36.597/km2 (94.785/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 157,876 |
| • Rural | 86,177 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 122,835 |
| • Women | 121,218 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 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.