Malleco Province
Malleco Province
Provincia de Malleco | |
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Location in the La Araucanía Region | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′S 72°15′W / 38.250°S 72.250°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | La Araucanía |
| Capital | Angol |
| Communes | |
| Government | |
| • Type | Provincial |
| • Governor | Víctor Manoli Nazal (RN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 13,433.3 km2 (5,186.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2017 Census) | |
• Total | 205,124 |
| • Density | 15/km2 (40/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 151,057 |
| • Rural | 54,067 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 99,811 |
| • Women | 105,313 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) |
| Area code | 56 + 45 |
| Website | Government of Malleco |
Malleco Province (Spanish: Provincia de Malleco) is one of two provinces in the southern Chilean region of La Araucanía (IX). Its population as of the 2017 census is 205,124, and it covers an area of 13,433.3 km2 (5,187 sq mi). The provincial capital is the city of Angol.
Malleco Province is known for having the emblematic Malleco Viaduct and the Las Raíces Tunnel, Chile's longest tunnel, which links the eastern part to the rest of the province.