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Coelemu

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nameCoelemu
settlement_typeCity and Commune
image_skylineItata river, Coelemu, Chile - Sand river curves.jpg
image_captionView of Itata River near Coelemu
flag_altFlag
image_shieldEscudo de Coelemu.svg
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Coelemu.svg
mapsize175px
map_captionMap of the Coelemu commune in the Ñuble Region
map_altMap of the Coelemu commune in the Ñuble Region
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pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Ñuble
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Itata
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_partyILE
leader_nameLaura Aravena Alarcón
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area_total_km2342.3
elevation_m33
population_footnotes
population_total15711
population_as_of2012 Census
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population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank19845
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank26237
demographics_type1Sex
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demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info18,086
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info27,996
coordinates
timezoneCLT
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area_code56 + 42
blank_nameClimate
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websiteMunicipality of Coelemu

Coelemu is a Chilean commune and city in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 16,082 and has an area of 342.3 sqkm.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Coelemu spans an area of 342.3 sqkm and has 16,082 inhabitants (7,996 women and 8,086 men). Of these, 9,845 (61.2%) lived in urban areas and 6,237 (38.8%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 867% (14,419 persons).

Besides the city of Coelemu, within the commune of Coelemu are the following towns and localities (all of less than 1,000 inhabitants):

  • Vegas de Itata
  • Guarilihue
  • Caleta Burea
  • Cuadrapangue
  • Conai
  • Magdalena
  • El Pellín
  • Ranquelmo
  • Perales
  • Dinamapu
  • Meipo

Administration

As a commune, Coelemu 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 Laura Aravena Alarcón (ILE).

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Coelemu is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Jorge Sabag (PDC) and Frank Sauerbaum (RN) as part of the 42nd electoral district, together with San Fabián, Ñiquén, San Carlos, San Nicolás, Ninhue, Quirihue, Cobquecura, Treguaco, Portezuelo, Ránquil, Quillón, Bulnes, Cabrero and Yumbel. The commune is represented in the Senate by Alejandro Navarro Brain (MAS) and Hosain Sabag Castillo (PDC) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).

References

References

  1. "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades".
  2. "Municipality of Coelemu".
  3. "National Statistics Institute".
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