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Mulchén

City and commune in Bío Bío, Chile

Summary

City and commune in Bío Bío, Chile

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image_shieldEscudo_de_Mulchén.png
shield_altCoat of arms
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image_mapComuna de Mulchén.svg
map_captionMap of the Mulchén commune in the Bío Bío Region
map_altMap of the Mulchén commune in the Bío Bío 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_name1Bío Bío
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Bío Bío
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government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_partyUDI
established_titleFounded
established_dateNovember 30, 1875
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area_footnotes
area_total_km21925.3
population_footnotes
population_total27557
population_as_of2012 Census
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population_demonymMulchenino
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank121819
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank27184
demographics_type1Sex
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demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info114,513
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info214,490
elevation_m116
timezoneCLT
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postal_code4530000
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websiteOfficial website

Nicolas Benjamin Cuevas Cuevas

Mulchén is a city and commune in Bío Bío Province of Bío Bío Region, Chile. It was first settled in 1871 by soldiers during the so-called Pacification of Araucania. In 1875 Mulchén was officially founded.

The city is surrounded by a meander of the Bureo River on all sides except the south, where it is bounded by the Mulchén River. It is located 32 km south of the city of Los Ángeles, close to Chile Highway 5.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Mulchén spans an area of 1925.3 sqkm and has 29,003 inhabitants (14,513 men and 14,490 women). Of these, 21,819 (75.2%) lived in urban areas and 7,184 (24.8%) in rural areas. The population fell by 3.1% (931 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Mulchén 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 Francisco Jara Delgado (UDI).

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Mulchén is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Juan Lobos (UDI) and José Pérez (PRSD) as part of the 47th electoral district, together with Los Ángeles, Tucapel, Antuco, Quilleco, Santa Bárbara, Quilaco, Negrete, Nacimiento, San Rosendo, Laja and Alto Bío Bío. 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

References

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