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Traiguén (Spanish pronunciation: [tɾajˈɣen]) is a Chilean city and commune in the Malleco Province, Araucanía Region.

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Traiguén
City and Commune
Coat of arms Location in the Araucanía Region Traiguén Location in Chile
Coordinates: 38°15′S 72°41′W
Country	Chile
Region	Araucanía
Province	Malleco
Government [1][2]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Ricardo Sanhueza Pirce (Ind.)
Area [3]
• Total	908.0 km2 (350.6 sq mi)
Elevation	188 m (617 ft)
Population  (2012 Census)[3]
• Total	17,164
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
• Urban	14,140
• Rural	5,394
Sex [3]
• Men	9,734
• Women	9,800
Time zone	UTC−4 (CLT)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code(s)	country 56 + city 45
Website	Municipality of Traiguén

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Traiguén spans an area of 908 km² (351 sq mi) 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).[3]

Administration

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:[1][2]

• 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).

Climate

Education

Previously the area had a German school, the Deutsche Schule Traiguén.[5]

References

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipality of Traiguén
• Portal web of traiguen city : www.traiguencity.cl

На других языках

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- [en] Traiguén

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[ru] Трайген

Трайге́н[1] (исп. Traiguén) — город в Чили. Административный центр одноимённой коммуны. Население — 14 140 человек (2002). Город и коммуна входит в состав провинции Мальеко и области Араукания.

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