Talca is a city and commune in Chile located about 255 km (158 mi) south of Santiago, and is the capital of both Talca Province and Maule Region (7th Region of Chile) The city is located in the Intermediate Depression , valley stretching across much of mainland Chile, and is located in the space that develops between the ridges of the Coast by the west , and from the Andes by the this. The coordinates of the city are35 � 25'59 "S 71 � 40'00 "W .
Limits of the district
Its boundaries are: to the north a conventional boundary with the communes of San Rafael and Pelarco , on the hills of West Valley Pencahue , on the south Caiv�n the estuary, which separates it from the commune of Maule , and for this one conventional boundary that separates it from the town of San Clemente
