Talagante Province

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{{Infobox settlement

| name = Talagante Province

| official_name =

| native_name = Provincia de Talagante

| native_name_lang = es

| settlement_type = Province

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| image_map = Provincia de Talagante.svg

| image_seal = Logotipo de la Gobernación de Talagante.svg

| map_caption = Location in the Santiago Metropolitan Region

| map_alt = Location in the Santiago Metropolitan Region

| pushpin_map = Chile

| pushpin_mapsize = 175

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile

| coordinates = {{coord|33|40|S|70|55|W|type:adm2nd_region:CL-RM|display=inline,title}}

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| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Chile

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = Santiago Metropolitan

| parts_type = Communes

| parts_style = coll

| parts = List of 5:

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| seat_type = Capital

| seat = Peñaflor

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| government_type = Provincial

| leader_party = Comunes

| leader_title = Presidential Provincial Delegate

| leader_name = Stephanie Duarte Moreno

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_footnotes = {{in lang|es}} [http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas]

| area_total_km2 = 582.3

| area_rank = 6

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| population_total = 262665

| population_as_of = 2012 Census

| population_rank = 4

| population_density_km2 = auto

| population_blank1_title = Urban

| population_blank1 = 188,572

| population_blank2_title = Rural

| population_blank2 = 28,877

| demographics_type1 = Sex

| demographics1_footnotes =

| demographics1_title1 = Men

| demographics1_info1 = 107,935

| demographics1_title2 = Women

| demographics1_info2 = 109,514

| timezone = CLT{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |accessdate=2010-07-28 |title=Chile Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |archivedate=2007-09-11 }}

| utc_offset = -4

| timezone_DST = CLST{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |accessdate=2010-07-28 |title=Chile Summer Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |archivedate=2007-09-11 }}

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| area_code_type = Area code

| area_code = 56 + 2

| website = [http://dppTalagante.gob.cl/ Delegation of Talagante]

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Talagante Province ({{langx|es|Provincia de Talagante}}, {{IPA|es|talaˈɣante}}) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. The capital is the city of Talagante, located approximately {{convert|35|km|0|abbr=on}} southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The most northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago conurbation.

Administration

As a province, Talagante is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial delegate who is appointed by the president.

=Communes=

The province comprises five communes (Spanish: comunas), each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council:

Geography and demography

The province spans an area of {{convert|582.3|sqkm|km2|0}}, the smallest in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. According to the 2002 census, Talagante was the fourth most populous province in the region with a total population of 188,572. At that time, there were 188,572 people living in urban areas, 28,877 living in rural areas, 107,935 men, and 109,514 women.

File:Talagante Plaza.jpg

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