Linares Province facts for kids
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Linares
Provincia de Linares
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Linares cathedral
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| Country |  Chile |
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| Region | Maule | ||||
| Capital | Linares | ||||
| Comunas | Linares, San Javier, Villa Alegre, Yerbas Buenas, Colbún, Longaví, Retiro, Parral | ||||
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| • Type | Provincial | ||||
| Area | |||||
| • Total | 10,050.2 km2 (3,880.4 sq mi) | ||||
| Population
(2002 Census)
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| • Total | 542,901 | ||||
| • Density | 54.0189/km2 (139.9084/sq mi) | ||||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) | ||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) | ||||
| Website | Official website: http://www.gobernacionlinares.gov.cl | ||||
Linares (Spanish: Provincia de Linares) is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital and largest city is Linares.
History
In 1873, the province of Linares was created from the old province of Maule; it had three departments: Linares, Parral and Loncomilla.
In 1927, Linares is eliminated as a province and became part of the new province of Maule but, in 1936, Linares was made again a province. When the regions were created in 1975, the Maule region was formed with the Curicó, Linares, Maule and Talca; later, the province of Cauquenes was added.
Geography
Linares is a landlocked province (it does not border the ocean) with an area of 10,050.2 sq mi (26,030 km2), the largest province in the Maule region.
The province is at the very center of mainland Chile, and its capital is at 303 km (188 mi) south of Santiago and 50 km (31 mi) south of Talca, the regional capital, in the middle of a rich agricultural area and with many vineyards.
Linares is a landlocked province (it does not border the ocean) and is bordered to the north by the Talca province, to the east by Argentina, to the south by the Ñuble province (Bío Bío region) and to the west by the Cauquenes province.
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Population
As of 2002[update] (last national census), there were 253,990 people living in the province, giving it a population density of 25.3 inhabitants/km². The urban population was 139,742 persons (55% of the total).
The largest city of the province is Linares, its capital, with a population, in 2002, of 65,133 inhabitants, followed by the cities of Parral (26,397 inhabitants) and San Javier (20,524 inhabitants).
Administration
As a province, Linares is a second-level administrative division, consisting of 8 communes (comunas). The city of Linares serves as the provincial capital. The province is administered by a governor.
| Code | Comuna | Capital | Area (km²) |
Population (2002) |
Density |
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| 07401 | 14 Linares | Linares | 1,465.7 | 83,249 | 56.8 |
| 07402 | 13 Colbún | Colbún | 2,899.9 | 17,619 | 6.1 |
| 07403 | 15 Longaví | Longaví | 1,453.8 | 28,161 | 19.4 |
| 07404 | 16 Parral | Parral | 1,638.4 | 37,822 | 23.1 |
| 07405 | 17 Retiro | Retiro | 827.1 | 18,487 | 22.4 |
| 07406 | 18 San Javier | San Javier | 1,313.4 | 37,793 | 28.8 |
| 07407 | 19 Villa Alegre | Villa Alegre | 189.8 | 14,725 | 77.6 |
| 07408 | 20 Yerbas Buenas | Yerbas Buenas | 262.1 | 16,134 | 61.6 |
| Total of the Linares province | 10,050.2 | 253,990 | 25.3 | ||
Gallery
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Governorship building
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Central square of Linares
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Museum of Art and Crafts
Related pages
Images for kids
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Parish church of the village of Nirivilo, San Javier comuna, Linares Province, Chile. The building dates from Chile's colonial period. The parish belongs to the Linares Diocese
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A typical, well-preserved, colonial-style rural house in the village of Nirivilo, San Javier comuna, Chile
See also
In Spanish: Provincia de Linares para niños
