Coelemu

{{Infobox settlement | name = Coelemu | settlement_type = City and Commune | native_name = | nickname = | motto = | image_skyline = Itata river, Coelemu, Chile - Sand river curves.jpg | imagesize = | image_caption = View of Itata River near Coelemu | image_flag = | flag_alt = Flag | image_shield = Escudo de Coelemu.svg | shield_alt = Coat of arms | image_map = Comuna de Coelemu.svg | mapsize = 175px | map_caption = Map of the Coelemu commune in the Ñuble Region | map_alt = Map of the Coelemu commune 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 | coor_pinpoint = city | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Chile | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = Ñuble | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Itata | government_footnotes = <ref name="Munitel">{{Cite web |url = http://www.municipalidaddecoelemu.cl/ |title=Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades | accessdate=7 February 2011|language=es}}</ref><ref name="Official">{{Cite web |url = http://www.municipalidaddecoelemu.cl/ |title=Municipality of Coelemu | accessdate=7 February 2011|language=es}}</ref> | government_type = Municipality | leader_title = Alcalde | leader_party = ILE | leader_name = Laura Aravena Alarcón | established_title = | established_date = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = <ref name="INE">{{Cite web |url= http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php |title= National Statistics Institute |accessdate=7 February 2010|language=es}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 342.3 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 33 | population_footnotes = <ref name="INE"/> | population_total = 15711 | population_as_of = 2012 Census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_blank1_title = Urban | population_blank1 = 9845 | population_blank2_title = Rural | population_blank2 = 6237 | demographics_type1 = Sex | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="INE"/> | demographics1_title1 = Men | demographics1_info1 = 8,086 | demographics1_title2 = Women | demographics1_info2 = 7,996 | coordinates = {{coord|36|29|16|S|72|42|10|W|region:CL-BI|display=inline,title}} | timezone = CLT | utc_offset = −4 | timezone_DST = CLST | utc_offset_DST = −3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = 56 + 42 | blank_name = Climate | blank_info = Csb | website = [http://www.municipalidaddecoelemu.cl/ Municipality of Coelemu] | footnotes = }}

'''Coelemu''' is a Chilean commune and city in Itata Province, Ñuble Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 16,082 and has an area of {{convert|342.3|sqkm|0|abbr=on}}.<ref name="INE"/>

==Demographics== According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Coelemu spans an area of {{convert|342.3|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 16,082 inhabitants (7,996 women and 8,086 men). Of these, 9,845 (61.2%) lived in urban areas and 6,237 (38.8%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 867% (14,419 persons).<ref name= "INE"/>

Besides the city of Coelemu, within the commune of Coelemu are the following towns and localities (all of less than 1,000 inhabitants): {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * Vegas de Itata * Guarilihue * Caleta Burea * Cuadrapangue * Conai * Magdalena * El Pellín * Ranquelmo * Perales * Dinamapu * Meipo {{div col end}}

==Administration== As a commune, Coelemu 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 Laura Aravena Alarcón (ILE).<ref name="Munitel"/><ref name="Official"/>

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Coelemu 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, Ninhue, Quirihue, Cobquecura, Treguaco, Portezuelo, 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== {{Reflist}}

Category:Communes of Chile Category:Populated places in Itata Province