Colchagua Province
Colchagua Province
Provincia de Colchagua | |
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Government of Colchagua's headquarters | |
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Seal | |
Location in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region | |
Colchagua Province Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 34°41′S 71°09′W / 34.683°S 71.150°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | O'Higgins |
| Capital | San Fernando |
| Communes | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Presidential Provincial Delegate | vacancy |
| Area | |
• Total | 5,678.0 km2 (2,192.3 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2 |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
• Total | 210,528 |
| • Rank | 2 |
| • Density | 37.078/km2 (96.031/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 115,043 |
| • Rural | 81,523 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 98,982 |
| • Women | 97,584 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 72 |
| Website | Government of Colchagua |
Colchagua Province (Spanish: Provincia de Colchagua) is one of three provinces of the central Chilean region of O'Higgins (VI). Its capital is San Fernando. It is bordered on the north by Cachapoal Province, on the east by the Argentine Republic, on the south by Curicó Province, and on the west by Cardenal Caro Province.