Pelluhue

Pelluhue
Town and Commune


Coat of arms
Map of the Pelluhue commune in the Maule Region
Pelluhue
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 35°48′S 72°34′W / 35.800°S 72.567°W / -35.800; -72.567
CountryChile
RegionMaule
ProvinceCauquenes
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeCarlos Zúñiga Villaseñor (UDI)
Area
 • Total
371.4 km2 (143.4 sq mi)
Elevation
11 m (36 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)
 • Total
6,620
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
 • Urban
6,414
 • Rural
3,877
DemonymPelluhuano
Sex
 • Men3,408
 • Women3,006
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST)
Postal code
3710000
Area code56 + 73
Websitewww.munipelluhue.cl

Pelluhue (in Mapudungun: land of clams) is a town and commune in the Cauquenes Province of central Chile's seventh region of Maule.

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