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Litueche

FieldValue
nameLitueche
native_name(El) Rosario (Lo Solís)
native_name_langes
settlement_typeTown and Commune
image_skylineLitueche Plaza.jpg
image_captionView of Litueche, looking forward to its main square, on March 1, 2011.
flag_altFlag
image_shieldEscudo de Litueche.svg
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Litueche.svg
map_altMap of Litueche commune in O'Higgins Region
map_captionMap of Litueche commune in O'Higgins Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_narrowyes
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coor_pinpointtown
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile Chile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1O'Higgins O'Higgins
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Cardenal Caro Cardenal Caro
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_nameRené Acuña Echeverría
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2618.8
elevation_m269
population_footnotes
population_total6,118
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban 2002
population_blank12479
population_blank2_titleRural 2002
population_blank23047
demographics_type1Sex 2002
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info12,932
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info22,594
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code(+56) 72
websiteMunicipality of Litueche

Litueche (; originally called El Rosario, Rosario Lo Solís or simply Rosario) is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.

It is served by Litueche Airport.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Litueche spans an area of 618.8 sqkm and has 5,526 inhabitants (2,932 men and 2,594 women). Of these, 2,479 (44.9%) lived in urban areas and 3,047 (55.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.1% (60 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Litueche 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 2021-2024 alcalde is René Acuña Echeverría. Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Litueche is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Ramón Barros (UDI) and Juan Carlos Latorre (PDC) as part of the 35th electoral district, together with Placilla, Nancagua, Chépica, Santa Cruz, Lolol, Pumanque, Palmilla, Peralillo, Navidad, La Estrella, Pichilemu, Marchihue and Paredones. The commune is represented in the Senate by Andrés Chadwick Piñera (UDI) and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (PS) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region). --

References

References

  1. "Municipality of Litueche".
  2. "National Statistics Institute".
  3. Comisión Externa Revisora del Censo 2012. (August 2013). "Anexo 1. Población Reportada a Nivel Comunal". National Statistics Institute (INE).
  4. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  5. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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