Maule, Chile
Maule | |
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Coat of arms Location of the Maule commune in the Maule Region Maule Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (town): 35°32′S 71°42′W / 35.533°S 71.700°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Maule |
| Province | Talca |
| Peumo | 30 December 1927 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Iván Riveros Cerda (ILE) |
| Area | |
• Total | 238.2 km2 (92.0 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 107 m (351 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 38,270 |
| • Density | 160.7/km2 (416.1/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,739 |
| • Rural | 10,098 |
| Demonym | Maulino |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 8,691 |
| • Women | 8,146 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 71 |
| Website | Municipality of Maule |
Maule is a town and commune in Talca Province in central Chile's Maule Region. It takes its name from the Mapudungun words for "valley" (mau) and "rainy" (len).