Cachapoal Province

Cachapoal Province
Provincia de Cachapoal
Province
Official seal of Cachapoal Province
Seal
Location in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region
Location in the Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region
Cachapoal Province is located in Chile
Cachapoal Province
Cachapoal Province
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 34°13′S 70°47′W / 34.217°S 70.783°W / -34.217; -70.783
CountryChile
RegionLibertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region
CapitalRancagua
Communes
List of 17:
Government
 • TypeProvincial
 • Presidential Provincial DelegateNone
Area
[1]
 • Total7,384.2 km2 (2,851.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2012 Census)[1]
 • Total601,810
 • Density81/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Urban
415,108
 • Rural
127,793
Sex
[1]
 • Men271,226
 • Women271,675
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[2])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[3])
Area codecountry 56 + area 72
WebsiteGovernment 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).

  1. ^ a b c "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  3. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.