Quirihue
commune of Chile
Quirihue (Spanish pronunciation: [kiˈɾiwe]) is a Chilean city in Quirihue, Itata Province, Ñuble Region.
Quirihue | |
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Coordinates: 36°17′S 72°32′W / 36.283°S 72.533°W | |
Country | Chile |
Region | Ñuble |
Province | Itata |
Founded | January 17, 1749 |
Founded as | Villa San Antonio Abad of Quirihue |
Government | |
• Type | Municipality |
• Alcalde | Tomás Irribarra De La Torre (PRSD) |
Area | |
• Total | 589.0 km2 (227.4 sq mi) |
Elevation | 231 m (758 ft) |
Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 12,562 |
• Density | 21/km2 (55/sq mi) |
• Urban | 7,952 |
• Rural | 3,477 |
Sex | |
• Men | 5,852 |
• Women | 5,577 |
Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
Area code | country 56 + city 42 |
Website | www |
It is about 72 kilometers northwest of Chillán and 410 km southwest of Santiago.
References
change- ↑ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ↑ "Municipality of Quirihue" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.