Olmué is a Chilean town and commune located in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of 231.8 km² (89 sq mi).[2] Olmué is located 42.8 miles northwest of Santiago and 42 kilometers east northeast of Valparaíso.

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Olmué
Commune
Coat of arms Olmué Location in Chile
Coordinates: 32°59′43″S 71°11′08″W
Country	Chile
Region	Valparaíso
Province	San Antonio
Government [1]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Macarena Santelices Cañas (Ind./Pro-UDI)
Area [2]
• Total	231.8 km2 (89.5 sq mi)
Elevation	144 m (472 ft)
Population  (2012 Census)[2]
• Total	15,611
• Density	67/km2 (170/sq mi)
• Urban	10,379
• Rural	3,726
Sex [2]
• Men	7,139
• Women	6,966
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[3])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code	56 + 33
Website	Municipality of Olmué

Olmué is the site of the Olmué Festival, a folk music contest held the 3rd week of January each year.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Olmué has 14,105 inhabitants (7,139 men and 6,966 women). Of these, 10,379 (73.6%) lived in urban areas and 3,726 (26.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.9% (1,502 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Olmué accounts for 1.10% of the regional population.[2] The demonym for a man from Olmué is Olmueíno and Olmueína for a woman.

Administration

As a commune, Olmué is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The current alcalde is Macarena Santelices Cañas (Ind./Pro-UDI)elected 2012. The communal council has the following members:[1]

• Luís Alberto Córdova González (Ind./Pro-UDI)
• Sonia Muñoz Urrutia (PDC)
• Álvaro Zamora Pérez (PS)
• Abelardo Campos Cordero (RN)
• Leonel Gómez Órdenes (PRSD)
• Ramón Donoso Alvarado (UDI)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Olmué is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Marcelo Schilling (PS) and Arturo Squella (UDI) as part of the 12th electoral district, (together with Limache, Villa Alemana and Quilpué). The commune is represented in the Senate by Ignacio Walker Prieto (PDC) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).^{[needs update]}

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Olmué.

• (in Spanish) Municipality of Olmué
• (in Spanish) Breaking news Santa Filomena, Pedro Aguirre Cerda

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