Curicó
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Curicó () is a city located in Chile's central valley and serves as the capital of the Curicó Province, which is part of the Maule Region. Positioned between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca, the region stretches from the Pacific Ocean to the border with Argentina.
Key facts
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- Curicó
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- City and Commune
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- Curico vom Cerro aus.JPG
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- Curico from Condell Hill
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- Escudo de Curicó.svg
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- Coat of arms
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- Flag
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- " Noble y Leal Villa de San José de Buena Vista de Curicó" Noble and Loyal Villa of San José de Buena Vista from Curicó
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- Comuna de Curicó.svg
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- Map of Curicó commune in the Maule Region
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- Map of Curicó commune in the Maule Region
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- Chile
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- Location in Chile
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- Location in Chile
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- city
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- Country
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- big city
- Official name
- Curicó
- Country
- Chile
- Population
- 136954
- Area
- 33.90
- Elevation
- 228
- Official website
- www.curico.cl
- Image
- Curico vom Cerro aus.JPG
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- native label
- Curicó
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- category for people born here
- Q6353569
- Commons category
- Curicó
- topic's main category
- Category:Curicó
- Commons gallery
- Curicó
- inception
- 1743-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Curicó
- owner of
- Estadio La Granja
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- Primary sector
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Curicó () is a city located in Chile's central valley and serves as the capital of the Curicó Province, which is part of the Maule Region. Positioned between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca, the region stretches from the Pacific Ocean to the border with Argentina.
The city is known for its distinctive products such as cakes, fruits, cement, sugar, tomato sauce, and high-quality export wines. It serves as a major service hub in the central region and is considered Chile's agro-industrial capital due to its consistent economic growth.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Curicó” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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