Pencahue


Pencahue is a town and commune in Chile, located in Talca Province, in the seventh region of Maule. The commune spans and area of.
Also there are another three places called Pencahue, near to San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, Sexta Región, Chile. Their names are: Pencahue Central, Pencahue Abajo and Plaza de Pencahue.

Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Pencahue had 8,315 inhabitants; of these, 2,037 lived in urban areas and 6,278 in rural areas. At that time, there were 4,517 men and 3,798 women. The population grew 5.9% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Pencahue 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 2008-2012/2012-2016 alcalde is Lucy Lara Leiva.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Pencahue is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pablo Lorenzini and Pedro Pablo Alvarez-Salamanca as part of the 38th electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Juan Antonio Coloma Correa and Andrés Zaldívar Larraín as part of the 10th senatorial constituency.