Cachapoal Province




Province in Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region, Chile

















































































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; -70.783Coordinates: 34°13′S 70°47′W / 34.217°S 70.783°W / -34.217; -70.783
Country Chile
Region Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region
Capital Rancagua
Communes
Government

 • Type Provincial
 • Governor
Ivonne Mangelsdorff (RN)
Area
[1]

 • Total 7,384.2 km2 (2,851.1 sq mi)
Population
(2012 Census)[1]

 • Total 601,810
 • Density 81/km2 (210/sq mi)
 • Urban

 415,108
 • Rural

 127,793
Sex
[1]

 • Men 271,226
 • Women 271,675
Time zone
UTC-4 (CLT [2])
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-3 (CLST [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).




Contents






  • 1 Geography and demography


  • 2 Administration


    • 2.1 Communes




  • 3 Cachapoal Valley wine region


  • 4 References


  • 5 External links





Geography and demography


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]



Administration


As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president.



Communes


The province comprises seventeen communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an elected alcalde and municipal council.




  • Codegua

  • Coínco

  • Coltauco

  • Doñihue

  • Graneros

  • Las Cabras

  • Machalí

  • Malloa

  • Olivar

  • Peumo

  • Pichidegua

  • Quinta de Tilcoco

  • Rancagua

  • Requínoa

  • Rengo

  • Mostazal

  • San Vicente de Tagua Tagua




Cachapoal Valley wine region


Main article: Cachapoal Valley (wine region)

Located 85 km (53 mi) south of Santiago, Cachapoal Valley is a wine growing area in Cachapoal in the O`Higgins Region of central Chile, to the north of the Rapel Valley.[4] It is located between the heights of Paine to the north and Pelequén to the south, and between the Andes to the west and the smaller coastal range to the east. The valley takes its name from the Cachapoal River that flows through Rapel Valley along with its tributaries, the Claro and Cortaderal rivers. All these watercourses flow into Lake Rapel.


The climate of the valley is temperate and consistently Mediterranean, sheltered by the coastal range from the cooling influences of the Pacific Ocean.


Most of Cachapoal's noteworthy wineries and vineyards are located towards the east of the region, in the foothills of the Andes, away from the warmer valley floor. This is an area for Cabernet Sauvignon vines, while closer to the coast, where the ocean breezes flow through the coastal range, has more Carménère vines.



References




  1. ^ abcde "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 November 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  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.


  4. ^ Regions, Cachapoal Valley Published by Wine-Searcher.com | Last updated 21-Aug-2013 by Wine-Searcher Staff retrieved October 22, 2013



External links



  • (in Spanish) Gobernación de Cachapoal









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