Cauquenes Province
Cauquenes Province is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule. The provincial capital is the city of Cauquenes.Geography and demography
The provincial capital, Cauquenes, lies approximately southwest of Santiago. According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute, the province spans an area of and had a population of 57,088 inhabitants, giving it a population density of. Of these, 38,660 lived in urban areas and 18,428 in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 3.3%.Administration
As a province, Cachapoal is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president.Communes
The province is composed of three communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council: Cauquenes, Chanco and Pelluhue.
