Yungay is a

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an town and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. The commune spans an area of .

Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Yungay commune had 16,814 inhabitants; of these, 11,469 (68.2%) lived in

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s and 5,345 (31.8%) in

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s. At that time, there were 8,565 men and 8,249 women residing in the commune. The commune grew 10% in population between the censuses of 1992 and 2002 (1.0% annual growth).

Towns

The following are the towns that made up the commune as with their respective populations (according to the 2002 Census): * Yungay, commune seat, 9288 inhabitants * Campanario, 2181 inhabitants * Cholguán, 718 inhabitants * Ranchillo, 319 inhabitants * El Roble, 152 inhabitants * Los Castaños, 142 inhabitants * Chillancito, 62 inhabitants

Administration

As a commune, Yungay 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. For the years 2016-2020, the alcalde is Rafael Cifuentes Rodríguez ( PS), and the council members are: * Juana Sandoval Rojas ( PDC) * Rodrigo Stuardo Hernández ( PRSD) * Ángelica Cabezas González ( UDI) * Juan Quezada Garrido (ILH) * Ricardo Ramos Martínez ( Ind.- PS) * Patricia Moncada Morales ( PRSD) Within the

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, Yungay (together with

Chillán Chillán () is the capital List of cities in Chile, city of Ñuble Region, Diguillín Province, Chile, located about south of the country's capital, Santiago, near the center of the country. It has been the capital of the new Ñuble Region since ...

, Coihueco, Pinto,

San Ignacio, Chile San Ignacio () is a Chilean town and Communes of Chile, commune located in the Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. It spans an area of . Demographics According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, San Ignacio had 16,106 inhabi ...

, El Carmen, Pemuco and

Chillán Viejo Chillán Viejo is a city and commune ( Spanish: ''comuna'') in the Diguillín Province of Chile Region of Ñuble According to the 2002 census, the population of the commune was 22,084 and it has an area of . History Originally, Chillán Viejo ...

) is represented in the

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as a part of the 41st electoral district. The commune is represented in the

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as part of the 13th senatorial constituency (Biobío Coast).

Geography

Even though the total area of the commune is around 823 km squared, only 3.87 km squared (0.47% of the total territory) has been urbanized: the cities of Yungay (with 9,288 inhabitants as of 2002) and Campanario. In the 2017 census there were 17,787 total inhabitants in the commune. The Yungay Commune is located on the eastern borders of the region, thus it contains parts of the Cordillera of the

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, where the altitude reaches between 150 and 2000 meters above sea level. Several rivers flow out of the Andes sector and cross the body of the region. Generally, the land is devoted to agricultural purposes, principally the growth of California Pine,

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, or

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; or for

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grazing.

Library

The Yungay Public

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is named after the priest Oreste Montero, who was a great aid for the education in Yungay and left an impression on many generations through his positive nature. In the present day, the library has grown and offers many new services such as a computer lab that serves many students (from one of the several high schools within the area) who don’t have access to the necessary resources

References

External links

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Municipality of Yungay
{{Communes in Ñuble Region Communes of Chile Populated places in Diguillín Province 1842 establishments in Chile