Licantén is a

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within the Licantén commune, administered by the

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of Licantén within the

Curicó Province Curicó Province ( es, Provincia de Curicó) is one of four Provinces of Chile, provinces of the central Chilean Regions of Chile, region of Maule Region, Maule (VII). Its capital is the city of Curicó. It lies between the provinces of Colchagua ...

in the

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. The commune also include the coastal town of Iloca.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Licantén spans an area of and has 6,902 inhabitants (3,654 men and 3,248 women). Of these, 3,974 (57.6%) lived in

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s and 2,928 (42.4%) in

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s. The population grew by 8.8% (557 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Licantén is a third-level

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administered by a

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, headed by an

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who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Héctor Quiero Palacios ( UDI). Within the

electoral divisions of Chile Chile has two distinct electoral division systems: * To elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, Chile is divided into several electoral divisions, namely electoral districts and senatorial constituencies. * To elect members of t ...

, Licantén is represented in the

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by Roberto León (

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) and Celso Morales (UDI) as part of the 36th electoral district, together with

Curicó Curicó (), meaning "Black Waters" in Mapudungun (originally meaning "Land of Black Water"), is the capital city of the Curicó Province, part of the Maule Region in Chile's central valley. The province lies between the provinces of Colcha ...

, Teno,

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, Molina,

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, Hualañé, Vichuquén and Rauco. The commune is represented in the

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by Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI) and Andrés Zaldívar Larraín (PDC) as part of the 10th senatorial constituency (Maule-North).

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Municipality of Licantén
{{DEFAULTSORT:Licanten Populated places in Curicó Province Communes of Chile

Demographics

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