Mulchén is a
city
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and
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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in
Bío Bío Province of
Bío Bío Region,
Chile
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. It was first settled in 1871 by soldiers during the so-called
Pacification of Araucania
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. In 1875 Mulchén was officially founded.
The city is surrounded by a meander of the
Bureo River
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The Itata River flows in the Ñuble Region, southern Chile.
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on all sides except the south, where it is bounded by the
Mulchén River
The Mulchén River is a river of Chile.
See also
*List of rivers of Chile
References La Cuenca del Río Biobío
Rivers of Chile
Rivers of Biobío Region
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. It is located 32 km south of the city of
Los Ángeles, close to
Chile Highway 5
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Stretch
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.
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
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, Mulchén spans an area of and has 29,003 inhabitants (14,513 men and 14,490 women). Of these, 21,819 (75.2%) lived in
urban area
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s and 7,184 (24.8%) in
rural area
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s. 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
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...
administered by a
municipal council
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, headed by an
alcalde
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who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Francisco Jara Delgado (
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* Udi, a place in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, India
People
* Udi Gal (born 1979), Israeli Olympic sailor
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...
).
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile
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* To elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, Chile is divided into several electoral divisions, namely electoral districts and senatorial constituencies.
* To elect members of ...
, Mulchén is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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by Juan Lobos (UDI) and José Pérez (
PRSD) as part of the 47th electoral district, together with
Los Ángeles,
Tucapel
Tucapel is a town and commune in the Bío Bío Province, Bío Bío Region, Chile. It was once a region of Araucanía named for the Tucapel River. The name of the region derived from the rehue and aillarehue of the Moluche people of the area b ...
,
Antuco,
Quilleco,
Santa Bárbara,
Quilaco,
Negrete
Negrete () is a Chilean town and commune in Bío Bío Province, Bío Bío Region. It is bordered by the commune of Los Ángeles to the north, Renaico to the south, Mulchén to the east and Nacimiento to the west.
The town oNegreteis located ...
,
Nacimiento,
San Rosendo
San Rosendo () is a Chilean city and commune in Bío Bío Province, Bío Bío Region.
The city of San Rosendo lies on the gentle slopes of a hill overlooking the confluence of the rivers Bío Bío and Laja, which respectively bound the city ...
,
Laja and
Alto Bío Bío
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. The commune is represented in the
Senate
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by Victor Pérez Varela (UDI) and Mariano Ruiz-Esquide Jara (
PDC) as part of the 13th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Coast).
See also
*
Bío-Bío Canal
The Bío Bío Canal (Canal del Bío Bío) is one of the largest irrigation canals in Chile. It is located in Bío Bío Province and takes water from Bío Bío river south to the area of Mulchén
Mulchén is a city and commune in Bío Bío Prov ...
References
External links
*
Municipality of Mulchén
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Communes of Chile
Populated places established in 1871
Populated places in Bío Bío Province
1871 establishments in Chile
19th-century fortifications in Chile