located_in_the_administrative_territorial_entity talca province
A census is the procedure ___MASK19___ systematically acquiring and recording information about the members ___MASK19___ a given population . It is a regularly occurring and official count ___MASK19___ a particular population . The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses ; other common censuses include agriculture , business , and traffic censuses . The United Nations defines the essential features ___MASK19___ population and housing censuses as " individual enumeration , universality within a defined territory , simultaneity and defined periodicity ", and recommends that population censuses be taken at least every 10 years . United Nations recommendations also cover census topics to be collected , official definitions , classifications and other useful information to co - ordinate international practice . ___MASK35___ is a city and commune in ___MASK16___ located about ___MASK10___ ___MASK19___ Santiago , and is the capital ___MASK19___ both ___MASK35___ Province and ___MASK8___ ( 7th Region ___MASK19___ ___MASK16___ ). As ___MASK19___ the 2012 census , the city had a population ___MASK19___ 201 , 142 . The VII ___MASK8___ is one of Chile ' s 15 first order administrative divisions . Its capital is Talca . The region derives its name from the Maule River which , running westward from the Andes , bisects the region and spans a basin of about 20 , 600 km . The Maule river is of considerable historic interest because , among other reasons , it marked the southern limits of the Inca Empire . ___MASK16___ , officially the Republic ___MASK19___ ___MASK16___ , is a South American country occupying a long , narrow strip ___MASK19___ land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west . It borders Peru to the north , ___MASK62___ to the northeast , Argentina to the east , and the Drake Passage in the far south . Chilean territory includes the Pacific islands ___MASK19___ Juan Fernández , Salas y Gómez , Desventuradas , and Easter Island in Oceania . ___MASK16___ also claims about ___MASK19___ Antarctica , although all claims are suspended under the Antarctic Treaty . ___MASK42___ ( Spanish : Provincia de Talca ) is one ___MASK19___ four provinces ___MASK19___ the central Chilean region ___MASK19___ Maule ( VII ) . Its capital is the city ___MASK19___ Talca .