Talagante | |
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 Centre of Talagante | |
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 Coat of arms  Talagante in the Santiago Metropolitan Region   Talagante Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 33°40′S 70°52′W / 33.667°S 70.867°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metro. |
| Province | Talagante |
| Founded | 1837 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Carlos Álvarez Esteban (PS) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 321.7 km2 (124.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 2 |
| Elevation | 313 m (1,027 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[3] | |
| • Total | 59,805 |
| • Rank | 2 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (480/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 49,957 |
| • Rural | 9,848 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 29,468 |
| • Women | 30,337 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[4]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[5]) |
| Area code | 56 |
| Website | Municipality of Talagante website |
Talagante (Spanish pronunciation: [talaˈɣante]) is a commune and the capital city of the province of the same name in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The word Talagante in Quechua comes from talacanta, meaning "Lazo de Hechicero", which was the proper name of the curaca, or ruler, who dominated this central valley on behalf of the Inca empire during the arrival of the Spaniards.
- ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Municipality of Talagante" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 5 May 2007.