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Coihueco

FieldValue
nameCoihueco
settlement_typeCity and Commune
flag_altFlag
image_shieldEscudo Coihueco.png
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Coihueco.svg
map_captionMap of the Coihueco commune in the Ñuble Region
map_altMap of the Coihueco commune in the Ñuble Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_mapsize175
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Ñuble
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Punilla
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_partyPPD
leader_nameArnoldo Manuel Jiménez Venegas
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km21776.6
elevation_m325
population_footnotes
population_total25159
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank17230
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank216353
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info112,211
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info211,372
timezoneCLT
utc_offset−4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST−3
area_code56 + 42
websiteMunicipality of Coihueco

Coihueco () is a Chilean commune and city in Punilla Province, Ñuble Region. It is located near Chillán, the provincial capital. Coihueco borders San Carlos and San Fabián on the north, Argentina on the east, Pinto on the South, and Chillán on the west.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Coihueco spans an area of 1776.6 sqkm and has 23,583 inhabitants (12,211 men and 11,372 women). Of these, 7,230 (30.7%) lived in urban areas and 16,353 (69.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4.4% (998 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Coihueco 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 Arnoldo Manuel Jiménez Venegas (PPD).

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Coihueco is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Carlos Abel Jarpa (PRSD) and Rosauro Martínez (RN) as part of the 41st electoral district, together with Chillán, Pinto, San Ignacio, El Carmen, Pemuco, Yungay and Chillán Viejo. 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

  • Wikipedia, la enciclopedia libre, Coihueco
  • Coihueco, Chile Page. Falling Rain Genomics. Retrieved on 2008-05-02.

References

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