| Requínoa | |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of Requínoa commune in the O'Higgins Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Coordinates: | -34.2786°N -70.8117°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | O'Higgins Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cachapoal Province |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Party: | Ind. |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Antonio Silva Vargas |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 673.3 |
| Elevation M: | 416 |
| Population Total: | 26089 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban 2002 |
| Population Blank1: | 11167 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural 2002 |
| Population Blank2: | 10994 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex 2002 |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 11,378 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 10,783 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 72 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Website: | Municipality of Requínoa |
Requínoa (pronounced as /es/) is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Requínoa spans an area of 673.3sqkm and had 22,161 inhabitants (11,378 men and 10,783 women). Of these, 11,167 (50.4%) lived in urban areas and 10,994 (49.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 14% (2,729 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2] The 2012 census reported 26,089 inhabitants, an increase of 17.7% from 2002 to 2012.[5]
As a commune, Requínoa 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 Antonio Silva Vargas (Ind.). The council has the following members:[1]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Requínoa is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Eugenio Bauer (UDI) and Ricardo Rincón (PDC) as part of the 33rd electoral district, together with Mostazal, Graneros, Codegua, Machalí, Rengo, Olivar, Doñihue, Coinco, Coltauco, Quinta de Tilcoco and Malloa. The commune is represented in the Senate by Andrés Chadwick Piñera (UDI) and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (PS) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region).