Quirihue

Coordinates: 36°17′S 72°32′W / 36.283°S 72.533°W / -36.283; -72.533
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Quirihue
City and Commune
UTC−3 (CLST)
Area codecountry 56 + city 42
Websitewww.municipalidadquirihue.cl

Quirihue (Spanish pronunciation:

Quirihue, Itata Province, Ñuble Region
. It is located about 72 kilometers northwest of Chillán and 410 km southwest of Santiago.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quirihue spans an area of 589 km2 (227 sq mi) and has 11,429 inhabitants (5,852 men and 5,577 women). Of these, 7,952 (69.6%) lived in urban areas and 3,477 (30.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4.2% (458 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]

Mass Media

  • "TV Quirihue Online" Channel

Administration

As a commune, Quirihue is a third-level

PRSD).[1][2]

Within the

PDC
) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).

References

  1. ^ a b "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Municipality of Quirihue" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.

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