The New International Encyclopædia/Maule (province)

MAULE. A maritime province of Chile, bounded by the Province of Talca on the north, Linares and Nuble on the east, Concepción on the south, and the Pacific on the west (Map: Chile, C 11). Area, 2931 square miles. A large portion of the surface is ocoupied by the Coast Range, which is well wooded and rises to an altitude of nearly 3000 feet. The chief occupations are stock-raising and agriculture. A branch railway line from Parral runs through the province and terminates at the port of Chanco on the coast. Population, in 1895, 119,791. The chief port is Constitucion. The capital is Cauquenes, situated on the railway line and having a population of 8574.