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Antuco, Chile

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nameAntuco
settlement_typeTown and Commune
native_name
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image_mapComuna de Antuco.svg
map_captionCommune of Antuco in the Bío Bío Region
map_altCommune of Antuco in the Bío Bío Region
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pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
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subdivision_typeCountry
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subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Bío Bío
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Bío Bío
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_partyPDC
leader_nameClaudio Edelberto Solar Jara
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area_footnotes
area_total_km21884.1
elevation_m553
population_footnotes
population_total3862
population_as_of2012 Census
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population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank11978
population_blank2_titleRural
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demographics1_title1Men
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demographics1_title2Women
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website

Antuco is a Chilean commune and town in Bío Bío Province, Bío Bío Region.

The commune includes Laguna del Laja and Laguna del Laja National Park, which contains Antuco Volcano and Sierra Velluda. The latter is the tallest mountain in Bío Bío Region. The town of Antuco is located slightly south of the south bank of the Laja River.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Antuco spans an area of 1884.1 sqkm and has 3,908 inhabitants (1,981 men and 1,927 women). Of these, 1,978 (50.6%) lived in urban areas and 1,930 (49.4%) in rural areas. The population fell by 3.8% (154 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Antuco is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Claudio Edelberto Solar Jara (PDC).

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Antuco is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Juan Lobos (UDI) and José Pérez (PRSD) as part of the 47th electoral district, together with Los Ángeles, Tucapel, Quilleco, Santa Bárbara, Quilaco, Mulchén, Negrete, Nacimiento, San Rosendo, Laja and Alto Bío Bío. The commune is represented in the Senate by Victor Pérez Varela (UDI) and Mariano Ruiz-Esquide Jara (PDC) as part of the 13th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Coast).

References

References

  1. "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades".
  2. "National Statistics Institute".
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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