| Cobquecura | |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Commune |
| Map Alt: | Location of the Cobquecura commune in the Ñuble Region |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 175 |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -36.1333°N -119°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ñuble |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Itata |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Party: | PRSD |
| Leader Name: | Julio Manuel Fuentes Alarcón |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 570.3 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Total: | 5043 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 1493 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 4193 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 3,032 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2,655 |
| Timezone: | CLT[4] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[5] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Elevation M: | 124 |
| Area Code: | country 56 + city 42 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Csb |
| Website: | Municipality of Cobquecura |
Cobquecura is a commune in the Region of Ñuble (Spanish: comuna) in the Province of Itata Chile's Region of Ñuble. The town is located on the northwest Pacific coast of the Itata Province about 420km (260miles) southwest of the national capital of Santiago.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cobquecura spans an area of 570.3sqkm and has 5,687 inhabitants (3,032 men and 2,655 women). Of these, 1,493 (26.3%) lived in urban areas and 4,194 (73.7%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 9.1% (570 persons).[3]
As a commune, Cobquecura 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 Manuel Fuentes Alarcón (PRSD).The municipal council has the following members:[1] [2]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cobquecura is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Jorge Sabag (PDC) and Frank Sauerbaum (RN) as part of the 42nd electoral district, together with San Fabián, Ñiquén, San Carlos, San Nicolás, Ninhue, Quirihue, Treguaco, Portezuelo, Coelemu, Ránquil, Quillón, Bulnes, Cabrero and Yumbel. The commune is represented in the Senate by Alejandro Navarro Brain (MAS) and Hosain Sabag Castillo (PDC) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).
Cobquecura is the birthplace of many significant Chilean figures, including: