Olmué is a

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an town and

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located in the

Marga Marga Province Marga Marga Province ( es, Provincia de Marga Marga) is one of the eight provinces in the central Chilean region of Valparaíso (V). Its capital is the city of Quilpué. History The province was created by Law 20,368 on August 25, 2009, and it bec ...

Valparaíso Region The Valparaíso Region ( es, Región de Valparaíso, links=no, ) is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's second-highest population of 1,790,219 , and fourth-smallest area of , ...

. The commune spans an area of . Olmué is located 42.8 miles northwest of

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and 42 kilometers east northeast of

Valparaíso Valparaíso (; ) is a major city, seaport, naval base, and educational centre in the commune of Valparaíso, Chile. "Greater Valparaíso" is the second largest metropolitan area in the country. Valparaíso is located about northwest of Santiago ...

. Olmué is the site of the

Olmué Festival The Olmué Festival ( es, Festival del Huaso de Olmué) is a music festival that has been held annually during the 3rd week of February in Olmué, Central Chile. The first edition dates back to 1970 being televised for the first time in 1984. Re ...

, a folk music contest held the 3rd week of January each year.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the

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, Olmué has 14,105 inhabitants (7,139 men and 6,966 women). Of these, 10,379 (73.6%) lived in

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s and 3,726 (26.4%) in

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s. The population grew by 11.9% (1,502 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Olmué accounts for 1.10% of the regional population. The demonym for a man from Olmué is ''Olmueíno'' and ''Olmueína'' for a woman.

Administration

As a commune, Olmué is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The current alcalde is Macarena Santelices Cañas ( Ind./Pro- UDI)elected 2012. The communal council has the following members: * Luís Alberto Córdova González ( Ind./Pro- UDI) * Sonia Muñoz Urrutia ( PDC) * Álvaro Zamora Pérez ( PS) * Abelardo Campos Cordero ( RN) * Leonel Gómez Órdenes ( PRSD) * Ramón Donoso Alvarado ( UDI) Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Olmué is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Marcelo Schilling (PS) and Arturo Squella (UDI) as part of the 12th electoral district, (together with

Limache Limache is a Chilean town and township in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. Limache is the only township of Chile that has two urban areas: San Francisco de Limache on the north side of the Pelumpén stream, and Limache Viejo on the s ...

, Villa Alemana and

Quilpué Quilpué is a city and capital of the Marga Marga Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is part of the Greater Valparaíso metropolitan area. It is widely known as "City of the Sun" (''Ciudad del Sol'') and the urban part of it als ...

). The commune is represented in the Senate by Ignacio Walker Prieto (PDC) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).

References

External links

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Municipality of Olmué
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