Río Bueno is a
city
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and
commune
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** Communes of ...
in southern
Chile
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administered by the Municipality of Río Bueno. It is located in
Ranco Province
El Ranco Province ( es, link=no, Provincia del Ranco) is one of two provinces of the southern Chilean region of Los Ríos. It is named after Ranco Lake shared by the communes (''comunas'') of Futrono and Lago Ranco. The lake is drained by the ...
in
Los Ríos Region
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. Río Bueno takes its name from the
Bueno River
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which flows through the city and commune.
Rio Bueno is one of the better rivers to fish.
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
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, Río Bueno spans an area of and has 32,627 inhabitants (16,418 men and 16,209 women). Of these, 15,054 (46.1%) lived in
urban area
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s and 17,573 (53.9%) in
rural area
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s. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 1.1% (354 persons).
Administration
As a commune, Río Bueno 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 Luis Reyes Alvarez (
UDI Udi may refer to:
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* Udi, Enugu, a local government areas and city in Nigeria
* 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 ...
, Río Bueno is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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by Enrique Jaramillo (
PDC) and Gastón Von Mühlenbrock (UDI) as part of the 54th electoral district, together with
Panguipulli
Panguipulli ( ; Mapudungun for "hill of the puma") is a city and commune in Valdivia Province, southern Chile, administered by the Municipality of Panguipulli. It is located on the western edge of Panguipulli Lake, and is on a moraine in the Ch ...
,
Los Lagos,
Futrono
Futrono (from the Mapudungun: ''Futronhue'', meaning "place of smoke") is a List of cities in Chile, city and Communes of Chile, commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Futrono. It is located in Ranco Province in Los Ríos Re ...
,
Lago Ranco,
La Unión and
Paillaco
Paillaco is a city and commune in southern Chile. It is located in Valdivia Province of Los Ríos Region, and is about 48 km southeast of Valdivia, Chile , Valdivia.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute ...
. The commune is represented in the as part of the 16th senatorial constituency (Los Ríos Region).
References
External links
*
Municipality of Río Bueno
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Colonial fortifications in Chile
Populated places in Ranco Province
Communes of Chile
Populated places established in 1778
1778 establishments in the Spanish Empire
1778 establishments in South America