| Official Name: | Renaico |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of Renaico commune in the Araucania Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | 1 |
| Coordinates: | -37.6667°N -107°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Araucanía Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Malleco |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Party: | Ind. |
| Leader Name: | Ivonne Morales Urra |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 267.4 |
| Elevation M: | 55 |
| Population Total: | 9850 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 6878 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 2250 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 4,508 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 4,620 |
| Timezone: | CLT |
| Utc Offset: | −4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −3 |
| Area Code: | country 56 + city 45 |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Csb |
| Website: | Municipality of Renaico |
Renaico (pronounced as /es/) is a city and commune forming part of the Malleco Province in the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The city is located on the south bank of the Renaico River.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Renaico spans an area of 267.4sqkm and has 9,128 inhabitants (4,508 men and 4,620 women). Of these, 6,878 (75.4%) lived in urban areas and 2,250 (24.6%) in rural areas. The population fell by 0.8% (69 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]
As a commune, Renaico 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 Ivonne Morales Urra (Ind.).[1] [2]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Renaico is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Gonzalo Arenas (UDI) and Mario Venegas (PDC) as part of the 48th electoral district, together with Angol, Collipulli, Ercilla, Los Sauces, Purén, Lumaco and Traiguén. The commune is represented in the Senate by Alberto Espina Otero (RN) and Jaime Quintana Leal (PPD) as part of the 14th senatorial constituency (Araucanía-North).