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Mountain chains clearly define Colchagua’s borders with the provinces of Cachapoal to the north, Curicó to the south, Argentina to the east. The Pacific Ocean lies to the west. Colchagua is one of the three provinces that comprise Chile’s VI Region, "Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins."According to the most recent national census, the total population of the province is approximately 205,000 residents, mostly of European-Spanish descent and predominately concentrated in rural areas.The primary economic activity is agriculture, particularly vitiviniculture at the center of provincial development, with 23.000 hectares (56,800 acres) planted to wine grapes, making it Chile’s second largest appellation in terms of surface area planted, and the first in terms of fine French varieties, such as Cabernet Sauvignon, Carmenère, Malbec, and Syrah.