Marchigüe (), sometimes spelled Marchihue (), is a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

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and commune in the

Cardenal Caro Province Cardenal Caro Province () is one of the three provinces of the central Chilean region of O'Higgins (VI). The capital of Cardenal Caro is Pichilemu. Name The province is named after Cardinal José María Caro Rodríguez, native of Pichilemu, and ...

's sixth

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of O'Higgins.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Marchigüe spans an area of and has 6,904 inhabitants (3,549 men and 3,355 women). Of these, 2,208 (32%) lived in

urban area An urban area is a human settlement with a high population density and an infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas originate through urbanization, and researchers categorize them as cities, towns, conurbations or suburbs. In urbani ...

s and 4,696 (68%) in

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s. The population grew by 11.2% (695 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Marchigüe is a third-level

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administered by a

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, headed by an

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who is directly elected every four years. The 2021-2024 alcalde is Héctor Cristian Salinas Herrera.

References

External links

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Municipality of Marchigüe
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marchigue Communes of Chile Populated places in Cardenal Caro Province