{{Infobox settlement <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name = Marchigüe | native_name = | native_name_lang = es | other_name = Marchihue | settlement_type = Town and Commune | image_skyline = Casa patronal en Los Maitenes.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Old house (casona) in Marchigüe. | image_flag = | flag_alt = Flag | image_shield = Former coat of arms of Marchigüe, Chile.jpg | shield_alt = Coat of arms | image_map = Comuna de Marchihue.svg | map_alt = Map of Marchigüe commune in O'Higgins Region | map_caption = Map of Marchigüe commune in O'Higgins Region | pushpin_map = Chile | pushpin_map_narrow = yes | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile | coordinates_footnotes = | coor_pinpoint = city | coordinates = {{coord|34|23|49|S|71|37|10|W|region:CL-LI|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Chile}} Chile | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|O'Higgins}} O'Higgins | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|Cardenal Caro}} Cardenal Caro | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | seat_type = | seat = | government_footnotes = <ref name="Official">{{cite web |url= https://www.munimarchigue.cl/ |title=Municipality of Marchigüe|accessdate=5 September 2010|language=es}}</ref> | government_type = Municipality | leader_party = | leader_title = Alcalde | leader_name = Cristian Salinas Herrera | 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=13 December 2010|language=es}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 659.9 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 124 | population_footnotes = <ref name="INE"/> | population_total = 6855 | population_as_of = 2012 Census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_blank1_title = Urban | population_blank1 = 2208 | population_blank2_title = Rural | population_blank2 = 4696 | demographics_type1 = Sex | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="INE"/> | demographics1_title1 = Men | demographics1_info1 = 3,549 | demographics1_title2 = Women | demographics1_info2 = 3,355 | timezone = CLT<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |accessdate=2010-07-28 |title=Chile Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |archive-date=2007-09-11 }}</ref> | utc_offset = -4 | timezone_DST = CLST<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |accessdate=2010-07-28 |title=Chile Summer Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |archive-date=2007-09-11 }}</ref> | utc_offset_DST = -3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = (+56) 72 | website = [https://www.munimarchigue.cl/ Municipality of Marchigüe] | footnotes = }}
'''Marchigüe''' ({{IPA|es|maɾˈtʃiɣwe}}), sometimes spelled '''Marchihue''' ({{IPA|es|maɾˈtʃiwe|}}), is a Chilean town and commune in the Cardenal Caro Province of Chile's sixth region of O'Higgins.
==Demographics== According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Marchigüe spans an area of {{convert|659.9|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 6,904 inhabitants (3,549 men and 3,355 women). Of these, 2,208 (32%) lived in urban areas and 4,696 (68%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.2% (695 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.<ref name= "INE"/>
==Administration== thumb|left|Wind wheels in Marchigüe As a commune, Marchigüe 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 2021-2024 alcalde is Héctor Cristian Salinas Herrera.<ref name="Official"/>
<!-- Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Marchigüe is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Ramón Barros (UDI) and Juan Carlos Latorre (PDC) as part of the 35th electoral district, together with Placilla, Nancagua, Chépica, Santa Cruz, Lolol, Pumanque, Palmilla, Peralillo, Navidad, Litueche, La Estrella, Pichilemu and Paredones. The commune is represented in the Senate by Alejandro García Huidobro (UDI) and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (PS) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region). -->
==References== {{Reflist}} {{Commons category|Marchigüe}}
==External links== * {{in lang|es}} [https://www.munimarchigue.cl/ Municipality of Marchigüe]
{{Communes in O'Higgins Region}} {{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marchigue}} Category:Communes of Chile Category:Populated places in Cardenal Caro Province