Talca

Talca is a ceety an commune in Chile locatit aboot 255 km (158 mi) sooth o Santiago, an is the caipital o baith Talca Province an Maule Region (7t Region o Chile). As o the 2002 census, the ceety haed a population o 193,755.

The ceety is an important economic centre, wi agricultural (wheat) an manufacturin activities, as well as wine production. It is the location o the Universidad de Talca an the Catholic Varsity o Maule an aw, amang ithers. The Catholic Kirk o Talca haes held a prominent role in the history o Chile.

The inhabitants o Talca hae a sayin, Talca, Paris & Lunnon, born frae a hat shop which haed placit a ribbon statin that it haed branches in Paris an Lunnon. The shop wis awned bi a French immigrant namit Jean-Pierre Lagarde.

Accordin tae the 2002 census o the Naitional Statistics Institute, Talca spans a aurie o 231.5 km² (89 sq mi) an haes 201,797 inhabitants (96,810 men an 104,987 weemen). O these, 193,755 (96%) livit in urban auries an 8,042 (4%) in landwart auriess. The population grew bi 17.8% (30,510 bodies) atween the 1992 an 2002 censuses.^[3]

The ceety wis foondit in 1692 bi Tomas Marin de Poveda an refoondit as Villa San Agustin de Talca in 1742 bi Jose Antonio Manso de Velasco.^[4] It wis pairtially destroyed bi the 1928 Talca yirdquauk an the 2010 Chile yirdquauk, bein rebuilt baith times. It sits near the epicentre o the 2010, yirdquauk 8.8 yirdquauk an suffered severe shakin^[5] causin the collapse o hintle o the historic toun centre.^[6] The ceety played a role in Chile's unthirldom. Here, Bernardo O'Higgins signed the Chilean independence declaration in 1818.^[4]

As a commune, Talca is a third-level admeenistrative diveesion o Chile admeenistered bi a municipal cooncil, heidit bi an alcalde who is directly electit ivery fower years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Juan Castro Prieto (Independent Democratic Union, centre-richt).^{[1](in Spaingie) \"Asociacion Chilena de Municipalidades\". Retrieved 22 Janunary 2010. Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)"},"errors":[{"key":"cite_error_references_duplicate_key","params":["Munitel"]}]}">[2]}

Athin the electoral diveesions o Chile, Talca is representit in the Chamber o Deputies bi Sergio Aguilo (PS) an German Verdugo (RN) as pairt o the 37t electoral destrict, which consists entirely o the Talca commune. The commune is representit in the Senate bi Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI) an Andres Zaldivar Larrain (PDC) as pairt o the 10t senatorial constituency (Maule-North).

The commune o Talca spans a aurie o 231.5 km² (89 sq mi).^[3] The ceety o Talca is locatit 250 km (155 mi) sooth o Santiago,^[4] sooth o the confluence o the rivers Lircay an Claro, in the Central Valley. The ceety is bisectit bi the Pan-American Heich-gate.

Talca haes a Mediterranean climate wi dry simmers an wet winters, tho it is hotter in simmer an ceuler in winter than coastal ceeties like Valparaiso an Concepcion.

• A garden pavilion in Plaza de Armas (Armas Square)
• O'Higginian Historical Museum (Museo Historico O'higginiano)
• Calle Sur de Talca (Talca Southern Street}
• Eftermath in damage at Talca Cathedral, bi 1928 Talca yirdquauk

• Maule River
• Descabezado Grande
• Radal Siete Tazas National Reserve
• Altos de Lircay National Reserve

• (in Spaingie) Municipality o Talca
• Urban Umbrella Architectural Exhibition Archived 2009-10-21 at the Wayback Machine
• Talca's Gate Archived 2007-01-15 at the Wayback Machine
• El aMaule
• La Prensa Archived 2008-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
• El Centro Archived 2021-02-10 at the Wayback Machine
• WWW.DELMAULE.CL

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