Litueche
Map of Litueche commune in O'Higgins Region
Litueche
Location in Chile
Chile
O'Higgins
Cardenal Caro • Total
(2012 Census)
• Total
Litueche (Mapudungun: people of the white lands; originally called El Rosario, Rosario Lo Solís or simply Rosario) is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.
It is served by Litueche Airport.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Litueche spans an area of 618.8 km (239 sq mi) and has 5,526 inhabitants (2,932 men and 2,594 women). Of these, 2,479 (44.9%) lived in urban areas and 3,047 (55.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.1% (60 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Litueche is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2021-2024 alcalde is René Acuña Echeverría.
References
- ^ "Municipality of Litueche" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ Codigo 6203, Litueche, Comisión Externa Revisora del Censo 2012 (August 2013). "Anexo 1. Población Reportada a Nivel Comunal" (PDF). Al Informe Final: Anexos (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute (INE). p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipality of Litueche
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