Cauquenes
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| Founded | May 23, 1794, |
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| Original Name | Villa de Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de José de Manso del Tutuvén | ||
| Region | Maule Region | ||
| Area - Municipality |
2,126 km² |
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| Population - City (estimated) - Density (municipality) |
41,217 Inhabitants 19.4 /km² |
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| Time zone | Santiago Time Zone, UTC- 4 | ||
| Telephone Prefix | 73 | ||
| Postal code | 3690000 | ||
| Gentilic | Cauquenino | ||
| Mayor | Mr. Guillermo Badilla (PDC) (2004-2008) |
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 Map of Cauquenes municipality ("comuna") in the Maule Region. |
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Cauquenes, a city in Chile, is the capital of Cauquenes Province and is located in the Maule Region.
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[edit] History
According to the historical records of Alonso de Ercilla, Cauquenes was originally inhabited by an indigenous community known as the Promaucaes, of the Maule area, who owned a settlement in the place where the city lies today. The city of Cauquenes was founded on May 9 1742, de "Villa of Nuestra Señora de las Mercedes de José de Manso del Tutuvén", in the land located between the rivers Tutuvén and Cauquenes, that the cacique promaucae Ascensio Galdámez and his wife Micaela de Araya donated to the Spanish kingdom. Cauquenes' founder was the then Governor of the Kingdom of Chile José Antonio Manso de Velasco. The name of the city changed with time: first it was changed to Villa de Cauquenes and eventually, to Cauquenes.
Cauquenes is a toponimic from the term "cauque", a salmonoid species extinct today, that inhabited the rivers of that area.
[edit] Demography
The municipality (comuna) of Cauquenes has an area of 2,126 km² and, according to the 2002 Census of the Chilean National Institute for Statistics, its population is 41,217, of whom 21,125 are female and 20,092 are male. Roughly one quarter of the population lives in rural areas (10,446) while three quarters live in urban ones (30,771).
Other localities in the municipality of Cauquenes, include the following ones:
- Sauzal, pop: 521
- Quella, pop: 346
- Santa Sofía, pop: 612
[edit] Geography
- Altitude: 136 meters
- Latitude: 35º 58' S
- Longitude: 072º 21' W
[edit] Local Government
The governor of Cauquenes Province is Ms. María Angélica Sáez.
The mayor of Cauquenes is Mr. Guillermo Badilla (PDC) and the municipal council is composed by the following councillors:
- Juan Carlos Soto (Partido Comunista de Chile)
- Juan Carlos Canales (Renovación Nacional)
- Manuel José Vergara (Renovación Nacional)
- César Aravena (Partido Demócrata Cristiano)
- Hernán Valenzuela (Partido Demócrata Cristiano)
- Said Yamal Jiménez (Partido Radical Socialdemócrata)
[edit] External links
- "Ilustre Municipalidad de Cauquenes", in Spanish
- "Ficha Comunal de Cauquenes", in Spanish
- Cauquenes in Google Maps
| Maule Region | |
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| Cities | Cauquenes | Constitución | Curicó | Molina | Linares | Parral | San Javier | Talca | Teno | Curepto |
| Universities | Universidad de Talca | Universidad Católica del Maule | Universidad de Los Lagos |
| Culture & Sports | La Prensa de Curicó | Club Provincial Curicó Unido | Rangers |
