# Curepto Commune, Talca Province, Maule Region – Population

> Source: https://wherepedia.org/chile/maule/talca/curepto/

Commune · Talca Province 

# Curepto

Curepto is a commune of Chile in Talca Province, Maule Region. It had an estimated **9,285 people** in 2022 on 1,069 km² (about 8.7 per km²). 81 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 56 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools.

- 9,285people (2022)
- 1,069km²
- 56mapped services
- 64 mtypical elevation

## How many people live in Curepto?

Curepto had an estimated **9,285 people** in 2022 — 2.0% of Talca Province, 263rd of 345 communes. There are 997 women for every 1,000 men (below the Talca Province figure of 1,041). Spread over 1,069 km², that is about **8.7 people per km²**, 270th of 345 communes.

14.2% of people are children under 15 and 24.0% are 65 or older; the median age is about 47 years (it is 36 across Talca Province). For every 100 people of working age (15–64) there are 62 children and older people.

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20–24 ****420**

25–29 ****444**

30–34 ****546**

35–39 ****533**

40–44 ****604**

45–49 ****635**

50–54 ****622**

55–59 ****742**

60–64 ****710**

65–69 ****629**

70–74 ****500**

75–79 ****469**

80+ ****634**

Source: [UNFPA and Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas de Chile (INE) via OCHA HDX, population 2022 (COD-PS, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ps-chl).

## Where is Curepto?

Curepto lies in [Talca Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/maule/talca/), [Maule Region](https://wherepedia.org/chile/maule/), [Chile](https://wherepedia.org/chile/). It borders 5 other communes: [Constitución](https://wherepedia.org/chile/maule/talca/constitucion/), [Hualañé](https://wherepedia.org/chile/maule/curico/hualane/), [Licantén](https://wherepedia.org/chile/maule/curico/licanten/), [Pencahue](https://wherepedia.org/chile/maule/talca/pencahue/) and [Sagrada Familia](https://wherepedia.org/chile/maule/curico/sagrada-familia/). By area it is the 132nd largest of 345 communes in Chile. It covers 10.8% of [Talca Province](https://wherepedia.org/chile/maule/talca/). The centre of Curepto is about 224 km in a straight line from Santiago, the capital. It is about 40 km from Talca, the main town of Talca Province. The centre point is at 35.1591° S, 71.9560° W.

Source: [La Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile (BCN) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-chl).

## Things to see in and around Curepto

OpenStreetMap lists 8 named sights in Curepto: 3 memorials; 2 museums; 1 viewpoint; 1 archaeological site; 1 attraction.

- Museo Gualleco · museum
- Museo Histórico Religioso y Paleontológico de Curepto · museum
- Piedra del Indio · archaeological site
- Mirador Curepto · viewpoint
- Cuevas de Panchullín · attraction
- Cruz · memorial
- Pedro Armengol Valenzuela · memorial
- Traspalador · memorial

### Nearby, outside Curepto

- Puente colgante "Escalones" · attraction, Licantén20 km

Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed.

## Know before you go: Curepto

- Time zoneUTC−3 (summer UTC−4) · America/Santiago
- CurrencyPeso (CLP)
- Country calling code+56
- LanguagesSpanish
- Plug typesType C, L · 220 V
- Driving sideRight
- Postcode format7 digits (#######)

### Nearest airports

- Carriel Sur International Airport (CCP) · Concepcion205 km
- Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport (SCL) · Santiago224 km

### Nearest railway station

Toconey (Pencahue), about 31 km from the centre.

### Daylight

Days are longest in Dec (about 14.5 hours, sunrise around 06:27) and shortest in Jun (about 9.8 hours, sunrise around 08:53, sunset around 18:41).

Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-03](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/).

Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling.

## Villages and localities in Curepto

Open gazetteers list **81 villages, towns and localities** in Curepto. Settlements here lie between about 16 m and 378 m above sea level (median 64 m).

- Agua Buena
- Calpún
- Camarico
- Camarones
- Catalina
- Colín de Limávida
- Comunidad Los Álamos
- Constantué
- Contantué
- Culenar
- Curepto
- Depún
- Deuca
- Docamávida
- Domulgo
- El Guanaco
- El Guindo
- El Manzano
- El Membrillo
- El Molino
- El Queñi
- El Rodeo
- Estancilla
- Gualleco
- Gualleco Alto
- Guaquén
- Higuerilla
- Higuerilla Bajo
- Hornillos
- Hornillos Bajo
- Hualmapu
- Huaquén
- Huelón
- Huelón Alto
- Huelón del Cerro
- La Orilla
- La Palma
- La Piragua
- La Puerta del Padre
- Las Canales
- Las Garzas
- Las Juntas
- Las Lomas
- Las Toscas
- Las Viñas
- Lien
- Limávida
- Llongocura
- Llongocura Alto
- Loma Blanca
- Los Canelillos
- Los Cardenales
- Los Olivos
- Los Rincones
- Los Rábanos
- Macal
- Manantiales
- Membrillo
- Monte Grande
- Monte Maqui
- Pacilla de Lien
- Paraguay
- Paula
- Placilla
- Población
- Potrerillos
- Pumanquén
- Pumunul
- Pununquén
- Quebrada de Reyes
- Quebrada de Rojas
- Rapilermo
- Rapilermo Bajo
- Rincón de Calpún
- Rincón de Limávida
- Rincón de Quebrada de los Reyes
- Rincón de Rapilermo
- Rincón del Manzano
- Tabunco
- Villa Nueva Esperanza
- Ñauco

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright).

## Landscape and landmarks of Curepto

Named natural and historic features inside Curepto, from the GeoNames gazetteer.

### Water

35 rivers and streams; 1 lake.

- Estero Batuco
- Estero Coipué
- Estero Conca
- Estero Curipel
- Estero Domulgo
- Estero El Culenar
- Estero El Durazno
- Estero Gualleco
- Estero Higuerilla
- Estero Huelón
- Estero Laguna
- Estero Las Máquinas
- Estero Limávida
- Estero Loma Blanca
- Estero Los Maquis
- Estero Lídico
- Estero Molino
- Estero Oñolco
- Estero Población
- Estero Pudú
- Estero Pumunúl
- Estero Rapilermo
- Estero Tabunco
- Laguna Los Cisnes

…and 12 more.

### Coast and islands

2 beaches.

- Playa La Trinchera
- Playa de Los Rincones

### Hills and mountains

22 mountains; 18 hills; 3 mountain passes.

- Cerro Guachos · 819 m
- Cerro Pumunúl · 790 m
- Portezuelo Huerta · 721 m
- Alto de Tonlemo · 704 m
- Cerro Piguchen · 675 m
- Cerro Tejería · 652 m
- Cerro Higuerilla · 621 m
- Cerro Huirhuil · 569 m
- Alto Cruceros · 556 m
- Cerro Las Cardas · 553 m
- Cerro Maquimávida · 534 m
- Cerro El Ajial · 525 m
- Cerro Lajuelas · 523 m
- Alto Buenos Aires · 489 m
- Alto de Paula · 483 m
- Alto de Las Catalinas · 468 m
- Punta Tiuques · 457 m
- Alto Fuente de Agua · 441 m
- Cerro Cuesta de la Orilla · 404 m
- Cerro Montañilla · 358 m
- Alto Los Peumos · 353 m
- Loma Navarrete · 353 m
- Cerro Las Torres · 344 m
- Cerro La Centinela · 338 m

…and 19 more.

Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/).

Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate.

## Weather in Curepto and the best time to visit

Using the climate of Talca Province, the warmest month is Jan (average 22 °C) and the coolest is Jul (7 °C). About 379 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Jun (74 mm) and the driest Jan (9 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **September to May**.

- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec

Month Average °C Rain mm 

Jan 22 9 

Feb 21 16 

Mar 19 13 

Apr 15 22 

May 11 50 

Jun 8 74 

Jul 7 60 

Aug 8 53 

Sep 11 25 

Oct 13 26 

Nov 16 18 

Dec 20 13 

Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/).

## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Curepto

Need Nearest mapped Distance 

Hospital Hospital de Curepto · Curepto 9.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-35.09341&mlon=-72.02074#map=17/-35.09341/-72.02074) 

Bank BancoEstado · Curepto 9.2 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-35.09333&mlon=-72.01819#map=17/-35.09333/-72.01819) 

Petrol pump Facaz Curepto · Curepto 9.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-35.08929&mlon=-72.02087#map=17/-35.08929/-72.02087) 

Hotel Residencial Delita Curepto · Curepto 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-35.09072&mlon=-72.01951#map=17/-35.09072/-72.01951) 

Mall Tiendas y Mueblería Valdivia · Hualañé 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-34.97735&mlon=-71.80156#map=17/-34.97735/-71.80156) 

School Escuela Llongocura · Curepto 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-35.16270&mlon=-71.98548#map=17/-35.16270/-71.98548) 

College Liceo Técnico Profesional Putú · Constitución 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-35.21670&mlon=-72.28330#map=17/-35.21670/-72.28330) 

Police station 4° Comisaría Cancha Rayada Tenencia Curepto · Curepto 9.5 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=-35.09146&mlon=-72.02026#map=17/-35.09146/-72.02026) 

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km.

## Hospitals, banks and other services in Curepto

Places mapped inside Curepto in open map data, by type.

- Hospitals1
- Banks2
- Petrol pumps2
- Hotels2
- Schools33
- Pharmacies2
- Restaurants11
- Police stations3

Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/).

Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown.

## Other communes in Talca Province

- Constitución
- Empedrado
- Maule
- Pelarco
- Pencahue
- Río Claro
- San Clemente
- San Rafael
- Talca

## Quick answers

- Where is Curepto?In Talca Province, Maule Region, Chile
- What is the population of Curepto?9,285 (2022 estimate)
- What is the median age in Curepto?About 47 years (2022 estimate)
- What is the population density of Curepto?About 8.7 people per km²
- What borders Curepto?Constitución, Hualañé, Licantén, Pencahue and Sagrada Familia
- What is there to see in Curepto?Cruz, Cuevas de Panchullín, Mirador Curepto, Museo Gualleco
- What time zone is Curepto in?UTC−3 (summer UTC−4)
- What currency is used in Curepto?Peso (CLP)
- What language is spoken in Curepto?Spanish (main languages nationally)
- How many villages are in Curepto?81 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap)
- What is the elevation of Curepto?Settlements lie between 16 m and 378 m
- What is the highest point in Curepto?Cerro Guachos (819 m, GeoNames elevation model)
- What is the best time to visit Curepto?September to May
- Where is the nearest hospital to Curepto?Hospital de Curepto, about 9.4 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest bank to Curepto?BancoEstado, about 9.2 km from the centre
- Where is the nearest petrol pump to Curepto?Facaz Curepto, about 9.8 km from the centre
- How many hospitals are in Curepto?1 mapped
- How many banks are in Curepto?2 mapped
- How many petrol pumps are in Curepto?2 mapped
- What is the P-code of Curepto?CL07103 (OCHA common operational dataset)