2-816: The Itata Province is one of the three provinces of the Ñuble Region ;, its capital is Quirihue . Quirihue Quirihue ( Spanish pronunciation: [kiˈɾiwe] ) 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 . According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute , Quirihue spans an area of 589 km (227 sq mi) and has 11,429 inhabitants (5,852 men and 5,577 women). Of these, 7,952 (69.6%) lived in urban areas and 3,477 (30.4%) in rural areas . The population grew by 4.2% (458 persons) between
4-488: The 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Quirihue 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 was Tomás Irribarra De La Torre ( PRSD ). Within the electoral divisions of Chile , Quirihue is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Jorge Sabag ( PDC ) and Frank Sauerbaum ( RN ) as part of
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