Ninhue
title: "Ninhue" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-of-chile", "populated-places-in-itata-province"] topic_path: "general/communes-of-chile" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninhue" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ninhue |
| settlement_type | Town and Commune |
| flag_alt | Flag |
| image_shield | Escudo de Ninhue.svg |
| shield_alt | Coat of arms |
| image_map | Comuna de Ninhue.svg |
| map_caption | Commune of Ninhue in the Ñuble Region |
| map_alt | Commune of Ninhue in the Ñuble Region |
| pushpin_map | Chile |
| pushpin_mapsize | 175 |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_alt | Location in Chile |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Chile |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Chile |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Ñuble |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Itata |
| government_footnotes | |
| government_type | Municipality |
| leader_title | Alcalde |
| leader_party | National Renovation, RN |
| leader_name | Carmen Blanco Hadi |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 401.2 |
| elevation_m | 86 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 5268 |
| population_as_of | 2012 Census |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_blank1_title | Urban |
| population_blank1 | 1433 |
| population_blank2_title | Rural |
| population_blank2 | 4305 |
| demographics_type1 | Sex |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Men |
| demographics1_info1 | 2,920 |
| demographics1_title2 | Women |
| demographics1_info2 | 2,818 |
| timezone | CLT |
| utc_offset | -4 |
| timezone_DST | CLST |
| utc_offset_DST | -3 |
| area_code | country 56 + city 42 |
| website | Comuna de Ninhue |
| :: |
| subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Chile | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Ñuble | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Itata | government_footnotes = | government_type = Municipality | leader_title = Alcalde | leader_party = National Renovation, RN | leader_name = Carmen Blanco Hadi | established_title = | established_date = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 401.2 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 86 | population_footnotes = | population_total = 5268 | population_as_of = 2012 Census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_blank1_title = Urban | population_blank1 = 1433 | population_blank2_title = Rural | population_blank2 = 4305 | demographics_type1 = Sex | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Men | demographics1_info1 = 2,920 | demographics1_title2 = Women | demographics1_info2 = 2,818 | timezone = CLT | utc_offset = -4 | timezone_DST = CLST | utc_offset_DST = -3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = country 56 + city 42 | website = Comuna de Ninhue | footnotes =
Ninhue () is a commune and town in the Itata Province, Ñuble Region, Chile.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Ninhue spans an area of 401.2 sqkm and has 5,738 inhabitants (2,920 men and 2,818 women). Of these, 1,433 (25%) lived in urban areas and 4,305 (75%) in rural areas. The population fell by 10.6% (679 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Ninhue 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 is Luis Molina Melo (PDC).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Ninhue is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Jorge Sabag (PDC) and Frank Sauerbaum (RN) as part of the 42nd electoral district, together with San Fabián, Ñiquén, San Carlos, San Nicolás, Quirihue, Cobquecura, Treguaco, Portezuelo, Coelemu, Ránquil, Quillón, Bulnes, Cabrero and Yumbel. The commune is represented in the Senate by Alejandro Navarro Brain (MAS) and Hosain Sabag Castillo (PDC) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).
References
References
- "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades".
- "Municipality of Ninhue".
- "National Statistics Institute".
- "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
- "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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