Maule Region
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The VII Maule Region (Spanish: VII Región del Maule) is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. Its capital is Talca. The region takes its name from the Maule river, which running westward from the Andes, bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20,600 km². The Maule river is of considerable historic interest because, among other reasons, marked the southern limits of the Inca Empire.
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[edit] Geography
The region covers an area of 30,296 km² and is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean; on the east by the Argentine Republic; on the north by the O'Higgins Region, and on the south by the Bío-Bío Region.
[edit] Demography
According to the 2002 Census the population of the region was 908,097. With one third of its population living in rural areas, Maule has a greater proportion of rural inhabitants than any other region of Chile.
[edit] Political and Administrative Division of Maule Region
The four provinces of the Region are:
| Province | Surface in km2 |
Population | Capital |
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| Curicó | 7,281 | 244,053 | Curicó |
| Talca | 9,961 | 352,966 | Talca |
| Linares | 10,050 | 253,990 | Linares |
| Cauquenes | 3,027 | 57,088 | Cauquenes |
The provinces of the Maule Region are divided into "comunas". In total there are 30 of them.
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[edit] Heritage
The Maule Region has produced a remarkable number of famous men and women, in particular writers and poets but also, statesmen and presidents, scientists and naturalists, churchmen, musicians and folklorists, journalists and historians. Thus, the Maule river - the long and wide artery that runs through the region - has been considered Chile's literary river par excellence. Many novels and short stories have had the river as their main background or protagonist. Several antologies, author's dictionaries and essays have given their account of the wealth of culture that the region has generated.
The region can boast many small towns and villages with well-preserved colonial rural architecture both in the religious as well as the civil fields. The Talca and Linares dioceses (the two Roman Catholic dioceses in the Maule region) have several parish churches of particular beauty and architectural and historic value.
[edit] Politics
[edit] Regional Intendant (Intendente)
- Fernando Coloma Amaro
[edit] Provincial Governors
- Curicó Province: Gloria Rojas
- Talca Province: María Elena Villagrán
- Linares Province: Luis Suazo
- Cauquenes Province: María Angélica Sáez
[edit] Members of Parliament (Diputados)
The Maule Region is divided into five parliamentary districts. Each one of these returns two members of parliament or deputies.
The table shows the district number, the municipalities encompassed in each district and the names (and party) of the respective members of parliament.
| District number | Municipalities encompassed in the district | Members of Parliament (Political party) | |
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| District 36 | Curicó, Teno, Romeral, Molina, Sagrada Familia, Hualañé, Licantén, Vichuquén, Rauco | Roberto León (PDC), Sergio Correa (UDI) | |
| District 37 | Talca | Germán Verdugo (RN), Sergio Aguiló (PS) | |
| District 38 | Curepto, Constitución, Empedrado, Pencahue, Maule, San Clemente, Pelarco, Río Claro, San Rafael | Pablo Lorenzini (PDC), Pedro Pablo Álvarez-Salamanca (RN) | |
| District 39 | Linares, Colbún, San Javier, Villa Alegre, Yerbas Buenas | Osvaldo Palma (RN), Jorge Tarud (PPD) | |
| District 40 | Longaví, Retiro, Parral, Cauquenes, Pelluhue, Chanco | Guillermo Ceroni (PPD), Ignacio Urrutia (UDI) |
[edit] Senators (Senadores)
The Maule Region is divided into two senatorial circumscriptions. One (Circunscription North) is composed by the provinces of Curicó and Talca and the other, by the provinces of Linares and Cauquenes. Thus, senatorial circumscription North encompasses parliamentary districts 36, 27 and 38, and senatorial circumscription South encompasses parliamentary districts 39 and 40. Each circumscription elects two Senators.
The table shows the circumscription name, the municipalities encompassed in each district and the names (and party) of the respective senators.
| Circumscription number and name | Municipalities encompassed in the Circumscription | Members of Parliament (Political party) | |
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| (10) Región del Maule (Norte) | Curicó, Teno, Romeral, Molina, Sagrada Familia, Hualañé, Licantén, Vichuquén, Rauco, Talca, Curepto, Constitución, Empedrado, Pencahue, Maule, San Clemente, Pelarco, Río Claro, San Rafael | Jaime Gazmuri Mujica (PS), Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI) | |
| (11) Región del Maule (Sur) | Linares, Colbún, San Javier, Villa Alegre, Yerbas Buenas, Longaví, Retiro, Parral, Cauquenes, Pelluhue, Chanco | Jaime Naranjo Ortiz (PS), Hernán Larraín Fernández (UDI) |
[edit] Final results: Chilean presidential election, 2005-2006
Runoff election 15 January 2006
[edit] Maule Region
| Municipality (Comuna) | Michelle Bachelet: votes (%) | Sebastián Piñera: votes (%) |
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| Cauquenes | 8.879 (39,45%) | 13.624 (60,54%) |
| Chanco | 2.722 (44,82%) | 3.350 (55,17%) |
| Pelluhue | 1.862 (43,71%) | 2.397 (56,28%) |
| Curicó | 29.109 (52,41%) | 26.425 (47,58%) |
| Hualañé | 3.571 (61,66%) | 2.220 (38,33%) |
| Licantén | 2.462 (59,15%) | 1.700 (40,84%) |
| Molina | 13.598 (63,67%) | 7.756 (36,32%) |
| Rauco | 3.163 (55,29%) | 2.557 (44,70%) |
| Romeral | 3.828 (52,30%) | 3.491 (47,69%) |
| Sagrada Familia | 6.086 (65,75%) | 3.170 (34,24%) |
| Teno | 6.131 (49,27%) | 6.311 (50,72%) |
| Vichuquén | 1.659 (51,20%) | 1.581 (48,79%) |
| Colbún | 5.409 (57,51%) | 3.996 (42,48%) |
| Linares | 19.227 (46,20%) | 22.385 (53,79%) |
| Longaví | 7.247 (49,71%) | 7.329 (50,28%) |
| Parral | 8.996 (43,39%) | 11.736 (56,60%) |
| Retiro | 3.634 (39,99%) | 5.453 (60,00%) |
| San Javier | 11.626 (54,43%) | 9.731 (45,56%) |
| Villa Alegre | 4.438 (55,69%) | 3.531 (44,30%) |
| Yerbas Buenas | 4.222 (53,91%) | 3.609 (46,08%) |
| Constitución | 11.813 (57,61%) | 8.689 (42,38%) |
| Curepto | 3.630 (57,68%) | 2.663 (42,31%) |
| Empedrado | 1.258 (47,01%) | 1.418 (52,98%) |
| Maule | 4.942 (56,49%) | 3.806 (43,50%) |
| Pelarco | 2.494 (52,30%) | 2.274 (47,69%) |
| Pencahue | 3.686 (57,24%) | 2.753 (42,75%) |
| Río Claro | 3.508 (56,18%) | 2.736 (43,81%) |
| San Clemente | 11.875 (63,05%) | 6.957 (36,94%) |
| San Rafael | 2.559 (55,90%) | 2.018 (44,09%) |
| Talca | 51.144 (57,69%) | 37.500 (42,30%) |
| Total votes: Maule Region | 244.778 (53,45%) Michelle Bachelet | 213.166 (46,54%) Sebastián Piñera |
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 Cathedral "San Ambrosio", Linares |
 Bride's Veil Waterfall (El velo de la novia), Molina, Maule Region, |
 Parish church of the village of Nirivilo |
 Talca's main comercial street |
[edit] External links
- Gobierno Regional del Maule Official website (in Spanish)
- MAULENET Maule Region in Internet
- VII.cl An internet portal of Maule Region
- Regional Anthem
- Poets and writers of Maule Region (list in Spanish - pdf)
- Map of Central Chile
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