Tirúa

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title: "Tirúa" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-of-chile", "populated-places-in-arauco-province", "1865-establishments-in-chile"] topic_path: "general/communes-of-chile" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tirúa" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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image_altAerial view of Tirúa
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shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Tirúa.svg
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map_altMap of the Tirúa commune in the Biobío Region
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Biobío
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Arauco
established_titleFounded
established_date1865
established_title1Founded as
established_date1Fuerte Tirúa (Fort Tirúa)
government_typeMunicipality
government_footnotes
leader_partyRN
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_nameJosé Aniñir Lepicheo
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2624.4
elevation_m14
population_footnotes
population_total9644
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
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population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank27156
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
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demographics1_title2Women
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Tirúa () is a Chilean commune and town in Arauco Province, Biobío Region. The 2010 Chile earthquake led to a permanent uplift of Tirúa of about 180 cm above sea level, the highest recorded uplift related to the earthquake. This caused a large islet to form at the mouth of Tirúa River next to the town. The Misión Jesuita Mapuche is based in Tirúa.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Tirúa spans an area of 624.4 sqkm and has 9,664 inhabitants (5,028 men and 4,636 women). Of these, 2,508 (26%) lived in urban areas and 7,156 (74%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 10.6% (928 persons).

Administration

As a commune, Tirúa 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 2017-2021 alcalde is Adolfo Millabur Ñancuil (Ind).

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Tirúa is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Manuel Monsalve Benavides (Socialist Party of Chile) and Iván Norambuena Farías (Independent Democratic Union) as part of the 46th electoral district, together with Lota, Lebu, Arauco, Curanilahue, Los Álamos, Cañete and Contulmo. The commune is represented in the Senate by Felipe Harboe Bascuñán from PPD and Víctor Pérez Varela of UDI as part of the 13th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Coast).

References

References

  1. "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades".
  2. "Municipality of Tirúa".
  3. "National Statistics Institute".
  4. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  5. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  6. Quezada, Jorge. (2020). "Unexpected coseismic surface uplift at Tirúa-Mocha Island area of south Chile before and during the Mw 8.8 Maule 2010 earthquake: a possible upper plate splay fault". [[National Geology and Mining Service]].

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