| Official Name: | Pencahue |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Commune |
| Map Alt: | Location of the Pencahue commune in the Maule 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: | -35.4°N -120°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maule |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Talca |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Party: | RN |
| Leader Name: | Lucy Lara Leiva |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 956.8 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Total: | 7924 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 2037 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 6278 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 4,517 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 3,798 |
| Timezone: | CLT[4] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[5] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Elevation M: | 38 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 71 |
| Website: | Municipality of Pencahue |
Pencahue (pronounced as /es/) is a town and commune in Chile, located in Talca Province, in the seventh region of Maule. The commune spans and area of 956.8sqkm.[3]
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.
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.[3]
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).[6] [2]
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).