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Loncoche

FieldValue
official_nameLoncoche
native_name_langes
settlement_typeCity and Commune
flag_altFlag
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna_de_Loncoche.svg
map_captionMap of Loncoche commune in Araucanía Region
map_altMap of Loncoche commune in Araucanía Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_narrow1
coor_pinpointcity
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Araucanía
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Cautín
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_partyRN
leader_nameRicardo Peña Riquelme
established_titleFounded as
established_dateVilla Carrera
established_title2April 22, 1900
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2976.8
elevation_m98
population_footnotes
population_total21458
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank115223
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank27814
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info111,499
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info211,538
timezoneCLT
utc_offset−4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST−3
coordinates
area_codecountry 56 + city 45
websiteMunicipality of Loncoche

Loncoche (Mapudungun for "head of an important person") is a city and commune in Cautín Province in the Araucanía Region, southern Chile. It is located near the border to Los Ríos Region and the city of Lanco.

Loncoche is a major centre for milk production. Loncoleche is the main milk and dairy product producer in the zone.

Pablo Neruda wrote a poem called "Aromos rubios en los campos de Loncoche".

Demographics

|1875 |509 |1885 |729 |1895 |2419 |1907 |9768 |1920 |22301 |1930 |20447 |1940 |18223 |1952 |16489 |1970 |18932 |1982 |23173 |1992 |23643 |2002 |23037 |2017 |23612 |2024 |25158 According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Loncoche spans an area of 976.8 sqkm and has 23,037 inhabitants (11,499 men and 11,538 women). Of these, 15,223 (66.1%) lived in urban areas and 7,814 (33.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 2.6% (606 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Loncoche 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 Ricardo Peña Riquelme (RN).

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Loncoche is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by René Manuel García (RN) and Fernando Meza (PRSD) as part of the 52nd electoral district, together with Cunco, Pucón, Curarrehue, Villarrica, Gorbea and Toltén. The commune is represented in the Senate by José Garcia Ruminot (RN) and Eugenio Tuma Zedan (PPD) as part of the 15th senatorial constituency (Araucanía-South). There are two high schools - Liceo Bicentenario P. Alberto Hurtado Cruchaga and Santa Cruz.

References

References

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