| Official Name: | Alhué |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Commune |
| Map Alt: | Location of the Alhué commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -34.0278°N -71.1164°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santiago Metro. |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Melipilla |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Party: | Ind. |
| Leader Name: | Roberto Torres Huerta |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 845.2 |
| Population Total: | 4435 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 2593 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 1842 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 2,343 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2,092 |
| Timezone: | CLT[4] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[5] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Website: | Municipality of Alhué |
Alhué (pronounced as /es/) is a Chilean town and commune located in Melipilla Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Alhué spans an area of 845.2sqkm and has 4,435 inhabitants (2,343 men and 2,092 women). Of these, 2,593 (58.5%) lived in urban areas and 1,842 (41.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 10.5% (422 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]
As a commune, Alhué 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 2012-2016 alcalde is Roberto Torres Huerta (Ind.). The communal council has the following members:[1] [2]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Alhué is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Denise Pascal (PS) and Gonzalo Uriarte (UDI) as part of the 31st electoral district, (together with Talagante, Peñaflor, El Monte, Isla de Maipo, Melipilla, María Pinto, Curacaví, San Pedro and Padre Hurtado). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).