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Pencahue

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Country
  
Province
  
Time zone
  
CLT (UTC-4)

Area
  
956.8 km²

Local time
  
Sunday 1:04 AM

Region
  
Elevation
  
38 m (125 ft)

Area code(s)
  
56 + 71

Population
  
8,315 (2002)

Pencahue

Weather
  
15°C, Wind N at 3 km/h, 80% Humidity

Pencahue ([peŋˈkawe]) is a town and commune in Chile, located in Talca Province, in the seventh region of Maule. The commune spans and area of 956.8 km2 (369 sq mi).

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Map of Pencahue, Maule Region, Chile

Also there are another three places called Pencahue, near to San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Sexta Región, Chile. Their names are: Pencahue Central, Pencahue Abajo (some people call it only Pencahue Bajo) and Plaza de Pencahue.

Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Pencahue had 8,315 inhabitants; of these, 2,037 (24.5%) lived in urban areas and 6,278 (75.5%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 4,517 men and 3,798 women. The population grew 5.9% (461 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Pencahue 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 2008-2012/2012-2016 alcalde is Lucy Lara Leiva (RN).

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Pencahue is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pablo Lorenzini (PDC) and Pedro Pablo Alvarez-Salamanca (UDI) as part of the 38th electoral district, (together with Curepto, Constitución, Empedrado, Maule, San Clemente, Pelarco, Río Claro and San Rafael). The commune is represented in the Senate by Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI) and Andrés Zaldívar Larraín (PDC) as part of the 10th senatorial constituency (Maule-North).

References

Pencahue Wikipedia


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