Talca
Appearance
Talca | |
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![]() Downtown as seen from Cerro La Virgen. | |
![]() Location of Talca commune in Maule Region | |
Coordinates: 35°26′0″S 71°40′0″W / 35.43333°S 71.66667°W | |
Region | Maule Region |
Province | Talca Province |
Founded | February 17, 1742 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Juan Castro Prieto (Independent Democratic Union) |
Area | |
• Total | 231.5 km2 (89.4 sq mi) |
Population (2002 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 201,797 |
• Density | 870/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 193,755 |
• Rural | 8,042 |
Sex | |
• Men | 96,810 |
• Women | 104,987 |
Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
Area code | 56 (country) + 71 (Talca Province) |
Website | Municipality of Talca |
Talca is a Chilean city with 201.797 inhabitants (2002 census).
History
[change | change source]Talca was founded like Villa San Agustín de Talca by the Spanish José Antonio Manso de Velasco on 1881.
Gallery
[change | change source]-
The "1 Sur" Street
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Train Station
References
[change | change source]- ↑ (in Spanish) "Municipality of Talca". Retrieved 22 January 2010.
- ↑ (in Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". Retrieved 22 January 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 (in Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". Retrieved 28 July 2010.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Talca municipality (in Spanish)
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