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{{short description|City in Chile}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2021}} {{for|the moth genus|Talca (moth)}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Talca |native_name = |image_skyline = Montaje de Talca.jpg |imagesize = 250px |image_caption = '''1º row:''' Andes mountains in Talca. '''2º row:''' (left) Town square of Talca, (centre-top) Catholic University of the Maule, (centre-down) Ancient Library of the University of Talca, (right) architectural contrasts. '''3º row:''' Old Intendancy of Maule, statue of Bernardo O'Higgins, BCI Bank. '''4º row:''' 1 Norte street, St. Augustine Cathedral, and 1 Sur street. '''5º row:''' Nocturnal cityscape of Talca. |image_flag = |flag_alt = Flag |image_shield = Escudo de Talca.svg |shield_alt = Coat of arms |image_map = Comuna de Talca.svg |map_caption = Location of Talca commune in Maule Region |map_alt = Location of Talca commune in Maule Region |pushpin_map = Chile | pushpin_map_narrow = yes |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_map_caption =Location in Chile |coor_pinpoint = |coordinate_footnotes = |subdivision_type = [[Regions of Chile|Region]] |subdivision_name = [[Maule Region]] |subdivision_type1 = [[Provinces of Chile|Province]] |subdivision_name1 = [[Talca Province]] | government_footnotes =<ref name="Official">{{Cite web |url=http://www.talca.cl/ |title=Municipality of Talca |access-date=January 22, 2010 |language=es}}</ref><ref name="Munitel">{{cite web |url=http://www.munitel.cl/ |title=Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades|access-date=January 22, 2010 |language=es|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419202659/http://www.munitel.cl/|archive-date=April 19, 2011}}</ref> | government_type = Municipality | leader_title = [[Alcalde]] | leader_name = Juan Carlos Díaz Avendaño |established_title = Founded |established_date = May 12, 1742 |unit_pref = Metric |area_footnotes =<ref name="INE-old">{{cite web |url=http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php |title=National Statistics Institute |access-date=July 28, 2010 |language=es}}</ref> |area_total_km2 = 231.5 |population_as_of = 2015 Census |population_note = |settlement_type = [[List of cities in Chile|City]] and [[Communes of Chile|Commune]] |population_total = 233339 |population_footnotes =<ref name="INE">{{cite web |url=http://reportescomunales.bcn.cl/2015/index.php/Talca |title=National Statistics Institute |access-date=April 28, 2017 |language=es}}</ref> |population_demonym = Talquino |population_blank1_title = Urban |population_blank1 = |population_blank2_title = Rural |population_blank2 = |demographics_type1 = Sex |population_density_km2 = auto |demographics1_footnotes =<ref name="INE"/> |demographics1_title1 = Men |demographics1_info1 = 111,796 |demographics1_title2 = Women |demographics1_info2 = 121,543 |timezone = [[Time in Chile|CLT]] | utc_offset = −4 |timezone_DST = [[Time in Chile|CLST]] | utc_offset_DST = −3 |coordinates = {{coord|35|25|37|S|71|39|56|W|region:CL-ML|display=inline,title}} |postal_code_type = Postal code |postal_code = 3460000 |area_code_type = |area_code = 56 (country) + 712 (Talca Province) |elevation_m = 102 |blank_name = [[Köppen climate classification|Climate]] |blank_info = [[Mediterranean climate#Warm-summer Mediterranean climate|Csb]] |website ={{url|talca.cl/}} {{in lang|es}} |footnotes = }} '''Talca''' ({{IPA|es|ˈtalka}}) is a [[List of cities in Chile|city]] and [[Communes of Chile|commune]] in [[Chile]] located about {{convert|255|km|0|abbr=on}} south of [[Santiago, Chile|Santiago]], and is the capital of both [[Talca Province]] and [[Maule Region]] (7th Region of Chile). As of the 2012 census, the city had a population of 201,142. The city is an important economic center, with agricultural (wheat) and manufacturing activities, as well as wine production. It is also the location of the [[Universidad de Talca]] and the [[Catholic University of Maule]], among others. The Catholic Church of Talca has held a prominent role in the history of Chile.
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