Hualañé () is a

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and

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of the

Curicó Province Curicó Province ( es, Provincia de Curicó) is one of four provinces of the central Chilean region of Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua and Talca and extends from the Pacific to the Ar ...

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

's seven

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of Maule. Situated in the

Mataquito River Mataquito is a river located in the Province of Curicó, Maule Region of Chile and formed by the union of rivers Teno and Lontué about 10 kilometers west of Curicó near the locality of Sagrada Familia and empties into the Pacific Ocean south ...

valley, its main activities are the agriculture of tomatoes, potatoes, and grapes for wine. The commune spans an area of .

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of Population and Housing by the National Statistics Institute (''Instituto Nacional de Estadísticas'' or INE) the Hualañé commune had 9,741 inhabitants; of these, 5,198 (53.4%) lived in

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s and 4,543 (46.6%) in

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s. At that time, there were 5,059 men and 4,682 women. The population grew by 4.8% (443 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Hualañé is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a

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, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Claudio Pucher. Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Hualañé is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Roberto León ( PDC) and Celso Morales ( UDI) as part of the 36th electoral district, together with

Curicó Curicó (), meaning "Black Waters" in Mapudungun (originally meaning "Land of Black Water"), is the capital city of the Curicó Province, part of the Maule Region in Chile's central valley. The province lies between the provinces of Colchagu ...

Teno ''Technische Nothilfe'' (abbreviated as TN, T.N, T.H, Tech Nh, TeNo, TENO; ) was a German organisation. It began as a strikebreaker organisation after the First World War, but developed into a volunteer emergency response unit. During the Naz ...

Romeral Romeral is a Chilean town and commune in Curicó Province, Maule Region. The commune spans and area of . Demographics According to the 2002 census of Population and Housing by the National Statistics Institute, the Romeral commune had 12,707 in ...

, Molina,

Sagrada Familia Sagrada is a Spanish word meaning "sacred Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual respect or devotion; or inspires awe or reverence among believers. T ...

Licantén Licantén is a town within the Licantén commune, administered by the Municipality of Licantén within the Curicó Province in the Maule Region of Chile. The commune also include the coastal town of Iloca. Demographics According to the 2002 cens ...

Vichuquén Vichuquén is a commune in the Curicó Province of Chile's Maule Region. History The Spanish arrived along the Lico rivers in 1585, where settlements of the Mapuche and Inca already existed. In 1865, Vichuquén founded its capital of the villa ...

and Rauco. The commune is represented in the Senate by Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI) and Andrés Zaldívar Larraín (PDC) as part of the 10th senatorial constituency (Maule-North).

References

External links

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Municipality of Hualañé
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hualane Communes of Chile Populated places in Curicó Province