| Pemuco | |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Location of the Pemuco commune in the Ñuble Region |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | y |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -36.9769°N -72.0989°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Ñuble |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Diguillín |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Leader Party: | PDC |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Julio Muñoz Salazar |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 562.7 |
| Elevation M: | 182 |
| Population Total: | 8300 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 3844 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 4977 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 4,578 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 4,243 |
| Timezone: | CLT[4] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[5] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | country 56 + city 42 |
Pemuco is a Chilean town and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pemuco spans an area of 562.7sqkm 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.[3]
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).[1] [2]
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).