Quirihue () is a

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in Quirihue,

Itata Province The Itata Province is one of the three provinces of the Ñuble Region;, its capital is Quirihue. Communes *Quirihue (11.429) *Cobquecura (1.493) *Ninhue (5.738) *Treguaco (5.296) * Portezuelo (4.953) *Coelemu (16.082) * Ránquil (5.683) Refer ...

, Ñuble Region. It is located about 72 kilometers northwest of

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and 410 km southwest of

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Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Quirihue spans an area of and has 11,429 inhabitants (5,852 men and 5,577 women). Of these, 7,952 (69.6%) lived in

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s and 3,477 (30.4%) in

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s. The population grew by 4.2% (458 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Mass Media

* "TV Quirihue Online" Channel

Administration

As a commune, Quirihue 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 2008-2012 alcalde was Tomás Irribarra De La Torre ( PRSD). Within the

electoral divisions of Chile Chile has two distinct electoral division systems: * 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 t ...

, Quirihue is represented in the

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by Jorge Sabag ( PDC) and Frank Sauerbaum ( RN) as part of the 42nd electoral district, together with

San Fabián San Fabián is the easternmost of 21 communes in the Punilla Province of central Chile's. Ñuble Region. The capital is the town of San Fabián de Alico. The commune spans an area of . Administration As a commune, San Fabián is administered by ...

Ñiquén Ñiquén is a commune of the Punilla Province, located in the north of the Ñuble Region of Chile. Geographically, it is delimited by the Perquilauquén River to the north and the Ñiquén River in the south. Its boundary to the north is the commu ...

, San Carlos, San Nicolás,

Ninhue Ninhue () is a Chilean commune and town in the Itata Province, Ñuble Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Ninhue spans an area of and has 5,738 inhabitants (2,920 men and 2,818 women). Of the ...

, Cobquecura,

Treguaco Treguaco (), also spelled as Trehuaco (), is a Chilean city and commune in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. The commune spans an area of . Demographics According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Treguaco commune had 5,29 ...

, Portezuelo, Coelemu, Ránquil, Quillón, Bulnes, Cabrero and Yumbel. The commune is represented in the

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by Alejandro Navarro Brain ( MAS) and Hosain Sabag Castillo ( PDC) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).

References

External links

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Municipality of QuirihueA Web Portal about QuirihueStreets of QuirihueLast Quirihue's News (in Spanish)A blog about QuirihueMore Photos of QuirihueQuirihue Island - AntarcticaTv Quirihue Online
{{Authority control Communes of Chile Populated places established in 1749 Populated places in Itata Province 1749 establishments in the Spanish Empire