Traiguén

• Name — Traiguén • Settlement Type — City and Commune • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Chile • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Araucanía • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — Malleco • Government Type — Municipality • Leader Title — Alcalde • Leader Party — Ind. • Leader Name — Ricardo Sanhueza Pirce • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 908.0 • Elevation M — 188 • Population Total — 17164 • Population As Of — 2012 Census • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Blank1 Title — Urban • Population Blank1 — 14140 • Population Blank2 Title — Rural • Population Blank2 — 5394 • Demographics Type1 — Sex • Demographics1 Title1 — Men • Demographics1 Info1 — 9,734 • Demographics1 Title2 — Women • Demographics1 Info2 — 9,800 • Timezone — CLT • Utc Offset — −4 • Timezone Dst — CLST • Utc Offset Dst — −3 • Area Code — country 56 + city 45 • Website — Municipality of Traiguén

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Traiguén spans an area of 908 sqkm and has 19,534 inhabitants (9,734 men and 9,800 women). Of these, 14,140 (72.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,394 (27.6%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 5.3% (1,088 persons).

As a commune, Traiguén 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 2012-2016 alcalde is Luis Alvarez (Ind.).And The municipal council 2012-2016 has the following members: • Ricardo Sanhueza Pirce PPD • Essio Guidotti Vallejos PPD • Eliecer Cerda Soto IND • Pablo Mena Osses PRS • Roberto Weidmann Ramirez UDI • Rosanna Rathgeb Fuentes RN Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Traiguén is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Gonzalo Arenas (UDI) and Mario Venegas (PDC) as part of the 48th electoral district, together with Angol, Renaico, Collipulli, Ercilla, Los Sauces, Purén and Lumaco. The commune is represented in the Senate by Alberto Espina Otero (RN) and Jaime Quintana Leal (PPD) as part of the 14th senatorial constituency (Araucanía-North).

Previously the area had a German school, the Deutsche Schule Traiguén.