Utrecht (province) from bogs formed after the last ice age. One of the most attractive natural areas in the province is the Vechtstreek ("Vecht region"), situated on either side of the Vecht river. An international nature conservation organisation that has settled the head office of its Netherlands branch in this province (at Zeist) is the WWF. "Natuur en Milieu" ("Nature and Environment") is a national nature protection organisation whose head office is in this province (at Utrecht city). The Province of Utrecht is divided into 26 municipalities. Utrecht (province) Utrecht () is a province of the Netherlands. It is located in the
Curicó Province Curicó Province Curicó Province () is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Argentine frontier, spanning an area of . According to the 2002 census, the population was 244,053. As a province, Curicó is a second-level administrative division of Chile, governed by a provincial governor who is appointed by the president. The province is composed of nine communes, each governed by a municipality consisting of an alcalde and municipal council. The region