Linares Province
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| Website | Delegation of Linares | |
Linares (Spanish: Provincia de Linares) is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). The provincial capital and most populous center is the city of Linares.
Administration
As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president. The provincial delegate is Priscila González Carrillo, a Communist.
Communes
The province comprises eight communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council.
- Linares (the provincial capital)
- San Javier
- Villa Alegre
- Yerbas Buenas
- Colbún
- Longaví
- Retiro
- Parral
Geography and demography
The province is located at the very center of mainland Chile, and its capital lies 303 km south of Santiago and 50 km south of Talca, the regional capital, in the middle of a rich agricultural and wine-growing area. According to the 2002 census by the
Climate
Linares has a mild
Economy
Thanks to favorable climatic conditions and good natural irrigation, the province of Linares has been able to diversify its
Linares produces 74% of the Chilean rice crop, particularly in the area around
Culture
A remarkable number of writers, poets and, in general, intellectuals (see below) have been born in the province of Linares. Among them is
Notable people born in the province of Linares
- Pablo Neruda, famous poet and Nobel Prize winner, born in Parral, Linares Province
- Juan Ignacio Molina (Abate Molina), a Chilean priest and naturalist.
- Carlos Ibáñez del Campo, Army General and twice the President of Chile;
- Arturo Alessandri Palma, politician, statesman and twice the President of Chile
- Margot Loyola Palacios, noted folk musician and researcher
- Edilberto Domarchi Villagra, writer and poet
- Eduardo Anguita, writer
- Max Jara, writer
- Jerónimo Lagos Lisboa, writer and poet
Villages
References
- ^ a b c d e "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF) (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute. 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
External links
- Official website (in Spanish)
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