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.
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]
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]