Quillón is a Chilean
city
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and
commune and
DiguillÃn Province
The DiguillÃn Province is the biggest of the three provinces of the Ñuble Region.
Communes
* Bulnes
*Chillán
*Chillán Viejo
*San Ignacio
*Pinto
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,
Ñuble Region
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.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the
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, Quillón spans an area of and has 15,146 inhabitants (7,699 men and 7,447 women). Of these, 7,536 (49.8%) lived in urban areas and 7,610 (50.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4% (584 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Quillón is a third-level
administrative division of Chile
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...
administered by a
municipal council
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, headed by an
alcalde
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who is directly elected every four years. The 2008–2012 alcalde is Jaime Catalán Saldias (
PDC PDC may refer to:
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).
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile
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* 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.
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, Quillón is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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by Jorge Sabag (PDC) and Frank Sauerbaum (
RN) as part of the 42nd electoral district, (together with
San Fabián
San Fabián is the easternmost of 21 communes in the Punilla Province of central Chile's. Ñuble Region. The capital is the town of San Fabián de Alico. The commune spans an area of .
Administration
As a commune, San Fabián is administered ...
,
Ñiquén
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,
San Carlos,
San Nicolás,
Ninhue
Ninhue () is a Chilean commune and town in the Itata Province, Ñuble Region.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Ninhue spans an area of and has 5,738 inhabitants (2,920 men and 2,818 women). Of the ...
,
Quirihue
Quirihue () is a Chilean city in Quirihue, Itata Province, Ñuble Region.
It is located about 72 kilometers northwest of Chillán and 410 km southwest of Santiago.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Instit ...
,
Cobquecura
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,
Treguaco
Treguaco (), also spelled as Trehuaco (), is a Chilean city and commune in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. The commune spans an area of .
Demographics
According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Treguaco commune had 5,29 ...
,
Portezuelo,
Coelemu
Coelemu is a Chilean commune and city in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 16,082 and has an area of .
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Coelem ...
,
Ránquil
Ránquil is a Chilean commune in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. The communal capital is the town of Ránquil.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute Ránquil had 5,683 inhabitants (2,896 men and 2,787 ...
,
Bulnes,
Cabrero and
Yumbel
Yumbel is a city and commune of the Province of BÃo BÃo in the region of the same name, Chile.
History
Yumbel originated from the small fort of ''San Felipe de Austria'', raised in 1585 by Governor Alonso de Sotomayor, on the cerro del Centin ...
). The commune is represented in the
Senate
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by Alejandro Navarro Brain (
MAS
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) and Hosain Sabag Castillo (PDC) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (BiobÃo-Cordillera).
Temperature record
On January 26, 2017, while the
central zone
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was affected by large
forest fires
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, in Quillón the highest temperature in the country's history was recorded at , although this is disputed as it is thought that the forest fires influenced the thermometer reading.
References
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Communes of Chile
Populated places in DiguillÃn Province