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Chiguayante
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Chiguayante |
| native_name_lang | es |
| settlement_type | City and Commune |
| image_skyline | Chiguayante_semáforos.jpg |
| image_alt | Manuel Rodriguez Avenue. |
| image_caption | Manuel Rodriguez Avenue. |
| flag_alt | Flag |
| image_shield | Escudo de Chiguayante.svg |
| shield_alt | Coat of arms |
| image_map | Comuna de Chiguayante.svg |
| map_alt | Location of Chiguayante commune in the Biobío Region |
| map_caption | Location of Chiguayante commune in the Biobío Region |
| pushpin_map | Chile |
| pushpin_map_narrow | yes |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_alt | Location in Chile |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Chile |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Chile |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Biobío |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Concepción |
| established_title | Established |
| established_date | 1996 |
| government_footnotes | |
| government_type | Municipality |
| leader_title | Alcalde |
| leader_party | PS |
| leader_name | Tomás Solís Nava |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 71.5 |
| elevation_m | 249 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 84718 |
| population_as_of | 2012 Census |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_blank1_title | Urban |
| population_blank1 | 81238 |
| population_blank2_title | Rural |
| population_blank2 | 64 |
| demographics_type1 | Sex |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Men |
| demographics1_info1 | 38,524 |
| demographics1_title2 | Women |
| demographics1_info2 | 42,778 |
| population_demonym | Chiguayantino |
| timezone | CLT |
| utc_offset | −4 |
| timezone_DST | CLST |
| utc_offset_DST | −3 |
| area_code | 56 + 41 |
| website | Official website |
Chiguayante () is a Chilean city and commune in Concepción Province, Biobío Region. It is part of Greater Concepción.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Chiguayante spans an area of 71.5 sqkm and has 81,302 inhabitants (38,524 men and 42,778 women). Of these, 81,238 (99.9%) lived in urban areas and 64 (0.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 44.2% (24,931 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. It had an estimated 2010 population of 119,265.
Administration
As a commune, Chiguayante 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 alcalde is José Antonio Rivas (PS).
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