Talagante Province ( es, Provincia de Talagante, ) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. The

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is the city of

Talagante Talagante () is a commune and the capital city of the province of the same name in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The word ''Talagante'' in Quechua comes from ''talacanta'', meaning "Lazo de Hechicero", which was the proper na ...

, located approximately southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The most northeastern part of the province is included in the Santiago

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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

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and municipal council: *

Isla de Maipo Isla de Maipo is a town and commune of the Talagante Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. Geography Isla de Maipo can be found in the Chilean Central Valley approximately southwest of the metropolitan area of Santiago and ab ...

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* Padre Hurtado * Peñaflor *

Geography and demography

The province spans an area of , 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. Talagante Plaza

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* {{Authority control Provinces of Chile Provinces of Santiago Metropolitan Region