Licantén
Licantén is a town within the Licantén commune, administered by the Municipality of Licantén within the Curicó Province in the Maule Region of Chile. The commune also include the coastal town of Iloca.
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• Name — Licantén • Type — Commune • Coor Pinpoint — city • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Chile • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Maule • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — Curicó • Government Type — Municipality • Leader Party — UDI • Leader Title — Alcalde • Leader Name — Héctor Quiero Palacios • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 273.3 • Elevation M — 5 • Population Total — 6689 • Population As Of — 2012 Census • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Blank1 Title — Urban • Population Blank1 — 3974 • Population Blank2 Title — Rural • Population Blank2 — 2928 • Demographics Type1 — Sex • Demographics1 Title1 — Men • Demographics1 Info1 — 3,654 • Demographics1 Title2 — Women • Demographics1 Info2 — 3,248 • Time Zone — CLT • Utc Offset — -4 • Time Zone Dst — CLST • Utc Offset Dst — -3 • Area Code — 56 + 75 • Website — Municipality of Licantén
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Licantén appears in the authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names as a place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Licantén as an inhabited place. The authority records of the Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names record Maule as the administrative unit of Licantén.
Demographics
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Licantén spans an area of 273.3 sqkm and has 6,902 inhabitants (3,654 men and 3,248 women). Of these, 3,974 (57.6%) lived in urban areas and 2,928 (42.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 8.8% (557 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
Administration
As a commune, Licantén 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 Héctor Quiero Palacios (UDI). Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Licantén is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Roberto León (PDC) and Celso Morales (UDI) as part of the 36th electoral district, together with Curicó, Teno, Romeral, Molina, Sagrada Familia, Hualañé, Vichuquén and Rauco. The commune is represented in the Senate by Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI) and Andrés Zaldívar Larraín (PDC) as part of the 10th senatorial constituency (Maule-North).
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