Rancagua | |
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Ciudad de Rancagua | |
![]() From top to bottom and left-right: The monument to Bernardo O'Higgins (left) and the Sagrario Cathedral (right) in the Plaza de los Héroes, view towards the city center from Membrillar street, the Casa patronal del ex fundo El Puente, the Estadio El Teniente, the Provincial Government of Cachapoal, the Rancagua Regional Museum. | |
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Coordinates (city): 34°10′S 70°45′W / 34.167°S 70.750°W | |
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Region | ![]() |
Province | Cachapoal Province |
Foundation | October 5, 1743 |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Emerson Avendaño |
Area | |
• Total | 260.3 km2 (100.5 sq mi) |
Elevation | 572 m (1,877 ft) |
Population (2012 Census)[1] | |
• Total | 232,211 |
• Density | 890/km2 (2,300/sq mi) |
• Urban | 206,971 |
• Rural | 7,373 |
Demonym | Ranquigüian |
Sex | |
• Men | 104,879 |
• Women | 109,465 |
Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
Postal code | 2820000 |
Area code | 56 (country) + 72 (city) |
Police | Carabineros de Chile |
International airports | Rancagua de la Independencia |
Climate | Csb |
Website | www |
Rancagua (Spanish pronunciation: [raŋˈkaɣwa]) is a city and commune in central Chile and part of the Rancagua conurbation. It is the capital of the Cachapoal Province and of the O'Higgins Region, located 87 km (54 mi) south of the national capital of Santiago.
It was originally named Santa Cruz de Triana by Spanish colonists. In 2012, its population was 232,211.[1] The main economic activities range from mining, tourism, agriculture, timber, food production and services to minor industrial activities. The city also serves as the administrative and legal center of the region.
Together with Machalí and Gultro, it forms the Rancagua conurbation. After Curicó, Talca and Concepción, it is one of the most important and densely populated cities of the south central zone of Chile.
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