| Cachapoal Province Provincia de Cachapoal |
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| Location in the O'Higgins Region Region | |
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Cachapoal Province
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| Country | Chile |
| Region | O'Higgins Region |
| Capital | Rancagua |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Marie Jeane Lyon Amand de Mendieta |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 7,384.2 km2 (2,851.1 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 542,901 |
| • Density | 73.5/km2 (190.4/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 415,108 |
| • Rural | 127,793 |
| Sex[1] | |
| • Men | 271,226 |
| • Women | 271,675 |
| Time zone | CLT [2] (UTC-4) |
| • Summer (DST) | CLST [3] (UTC-3) |
| Area code(s) | country 56 + area 72 |
| Website | Government of Cachapoal |
Cachapoal Province (Spanish: Provincia de Cachapoal) is one of three provinces of the central Chilean region of O'Higgins (VI). Its capital is the city of Rancagua (pop. 214,344).
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According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 7,384.2 km2 (2,851 sq mi)[1] and had a population of 542,901 inhabitants (271,226 men and 271,675 women), giving it a population density of 73.5 /km2 (190 /sq mi). It is the fifth most populated province in the country. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 13.8% (65,871 persons).[1]
As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president.
The province comprises seventeen communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council.
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