Litueche Explained

Litueche
Native Name:(El) Rosario (Lo Solís)
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:Town and Commune
Flag Alt:Flag
Shield Alt:Coat of arms
Map Alt:Map of Litueche commune in O'Higgins Region
Pushpin Map:Chile
Pushpin Map Narrow:yes
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Alt:Location in Chile
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Chile
Coor Pinpoint:town
Coordinates:-34.1167°N -71.7375°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Chile
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1: O'Higgins
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2: Cardenal Caro
Government Footnotes:[1]
Government Type:Municipality
Leader Title:Alcalde
Leader Name:René Acuña Echeverría
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:618.8
Elevation M:269
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:6,118
Population As Of:2012 Census
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Urban 2002
Population Blank1:2479
Population Blank2 Title:Rural 2002
Population Blank2:3047
Demographics Type1:Sex 2002
Demographics1 Title1:Men
Demographics1 Info1:2,932
Demographics1 Title2:Women
Demographics1 Info2:2,594
Timezone:CLT[4]
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:CLST[5]
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Area Code:(+56) 72
Website:Municipality of Litueche

Litueche (Mapudungun; Mapuche: people of the white lands; originally called El Rosario, Rosario Lo Solís or simply Rosario) is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.

It is served by Litueche Airport.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Litueche spans an area of 618.8sqkm and has 5,526 inhabitants (2,932 men and 2,594 women). Of these, 2,479 (44.9%) lived in urban areas and 3,047 (55.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.1% (60 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]

Administration

As a commune, Litueche 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 2021-2024 alcalde is René Acuña Echeverría.[1]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipality of Litueche . 13 December 2010 . es . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101005061138/http://www.litueche.cl/ . 5 October 2010 .
  2. Web site: National Statistics Institute . 13 December 2010. es.
  3. Codigo 6203, Litueche, Web site: Comisión Externa Revisora del Censo 2012 . Anexo 1. Población Reportada a Nivel Comunal . Al Informe Final: Anexos . August 2013. es . National Statistics Institute (INE) . 41 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141203004548/http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/comision_investigadora/nacional/anexos_comision_externa_revisora-comision-nacional.pdf . 3 December 2014.
  4. Web site: Chile Time . 2010-07-28 . WorldTimeZones.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm . 2007-09-11 .
  5. Web site: Chile Summer Time . 2010-07-28 . WorldTimeZones.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm . 2007-09-11 .