Cardenal Caro Province
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 Cardenal Caro Province
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| Coordinates: 34°22′S 71°51′W / 34.367°S 71.850°WCoordinates: 34°22′S 71°51′W / 34.367°S 71.850°W | |||
| Country | Chile | ||
| Region | O'Higgins | ||
| Founded | October 3, 1979[1] | ||
| Capital | Pichilemu | ||
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| Government | |||
| • Type | Provincial | ||
| • Governor | Julio Ibarra Maldonado | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 3,324.7 km2 (1,283.7 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |||
| • Total | 41,160 | ||
| • Density | 12/km2 (32/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 18,433 | ||
| • Rural | 22,727 | ||
| Sex[2] | |||
| • Men | 22,127 | ||
| • Women | 19,033 | ||
| Time zone | CLT [3] (UTC-4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST [4] (UTC-3) | ||
| Area code(s) | 56 + 72 | ||
| Website | Government of Cardenal Caro | ||
Cardenal Caro Province (Spanish: Provincia Cardenal Caro) is one of the three provinces of the central Chilean region of O'Higgins (VI). The capital of Cardenal Caro is Pichilemu.[5]
The province is named after Cardinal José María Caro Rodríguez, native of Pichilemu, and who was the first Cardinal of Chile.
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History [edit]
On July 13, 1973, President Salvador Allende Gossens decreed the creation of the Cardenal Caro Department. The decreed was published publicly in August of the same year.[1]
Cardenal Caro Province was created on October 3, 1979 by General Augusto Pinochet.[1] The communes of Litueche (formerly El Rosario), La Estrella, Marchihue, Paredones, and Pichilemu, originally from Colchagua Province; and Navidad, originally from San Antonio Province, formed the province.[1]
Administration [edit]
As a province, Cardenal Caro is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed by six communes (Spanish: comunas), each of which is governed by a popularly elected alcalde.
Communes [edit]
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Geography and demography [edit]
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute (INE), the province spans an area of 3,324.7 km2 (1,284 sq mi)[2] and had a population of 41,160 inhabitants (22,127 men and 19,033 women), giving it a population density of 12.4 /km2 (32 /sq mi). Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 11.2% (4,151 persons). persons).[2]
References [edit]
- ^ a b c d Saldías, Washington (October 3, 2005). "Provincia Cardenal Caro de cumpleaños" (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile: Pichilemu News. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e (Spanish) "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Información Cívica" (in Spanish). Pichilemu, Chile: Government of Cardenal Caro Province. 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2010.
External links [edit]
- Government of Cardenal Caro (Spanish)
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