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Country
  
Chile

Elevation
  
182 m (597 ft)

Area code(s)
  
country 56 + city 42

Area
  
562.7 km²

Province
  
Ñuble Province

Region
  
Biobío

Time zone
  
CLT (UTC-4)

Website
  
www.munipemuco.cl

Local time
  
Sunday 12:07 AM

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Weather
  
14°C, Wind N at 8 km/h, 80% Humidity

Pemuco is a Chilean town and commune in Ñuble Province, Biobío Region.

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Map of Pemuco, Biob%C3%ADo, Chile

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pemuco spans an area of 562.7 km2 (217 sq mi) and has 8,821 inhabitants (4,578 men and 4,243 women). Of these, 3,844 (43.6%) lived in urban areas and 4,977 (56.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4.8% (408 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Pemuco 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 2008-2012 alcalde is Julio Muñoz Salazar (PDC).

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Pemuco is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Carlos Abel Jarpa (PRSD) and Rosauro Martínez (RN) as part of the 41st electoral district, (together with Chillán, Coihueco, Pinto, San Ignacio, El Carmen, Yungay and Chillán Viejo). The commune is represented in the Senate by Victor Pérez Varela (UDI) and Mariano Ruiz -Esquide Jara (PDC) as part of the 13th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Coast).

References

Pemuco Wikipedia


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