Cauquenes
Cauquenes, a city and commune in Chile, is the capital of the Cauquenes Province and is located in the Maule Region.
Cauquenes | |
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Coat of arms Location of the Cauquenes commune in the Maule Region Cauquenes Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 35°58′S 72°21′W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Maule |
| Province | Cauquenes |
| Founded | 1742 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Juan Carlos Muñoz Rojas (RN) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,126.3 km2 (821.0 sq mi) |
| As of 2002 | |
| Elevation | 135 m (443 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census) | |
| • Total | 38,522 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (47/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 30,771 |
| • Rural | 10,446 |
| Demonym | Cauquenino |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 20,092 |
| • Women | 21,125 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Postal code | 3690000 |
| Area code | 56 + 73 |
| Climate | Csb |
| Website | Official website (in Spanish) |
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