Ollagüe, Chile


Ollagüe is a Chilean frontier village and commune in El Loa Province, Antofagasta Region. The village is northeast of the city of Calama, and has a station and marshalling yard on the FCAB railine.
The commune is in the Andean altiplano, bordering with Bolivia. It also includes the localities of Cebollar, Ascotán, Amincha, El Inca, Coska, Puquios, and Chela.
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Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Ollagüe had 318 inhabitants. Of these, lived in urban areas and 318 in rural areas. The population fell by 28.2% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Ollagüe is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Ollagüe is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Marcos Espinosa and Mr. Felipe Ward as part of the third electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Carlos Cantero Ojeda and José Antonio Gómez Urrutia as part of the second senatorial constituency.

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