{{For|the evergreen tree common to the region|Cryptocarya alba}} {{Infobox settlement | name = Peumo | settlement_type = City and Commune | other_name = | native_name = | image_skyline = | imagesize = 300px | image_caption = | image_flag = Bandera de Peumo.svg | image_shield = Escudo de Peumo.svg | image_map = Comuna de Peumo.svg | map_caption = Map of Peumo commune in the O'Higgins Region | map_alt = Map of Peumo commune in the O'Higgins Region | pushpin_map = Chile | pushpin_map_narrow = yes | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile | coordinates_footnotes = | coor_pinpoint = city | coordinates = {{coord|34|23|46|S|71|10|10|W|region:CL-LI|display=inline,title}} | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = Chile | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = O'Higgins Region | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Cachapoal Province | government_footnotes = <ref name="Official">{{Cite web |url = http://www.mpeumo.cl/ |title=Municipality of Peumo | accessdate=10 November 2010|language=es}}</ref> | government_type = Municipality | leader_party = | leader_title = Alcalde | leader_name = Carlos Aliaga | 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=10 November 2010|language=es}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 153.1 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 168 | population_footnotes = <ref name="INE"/> | population_total = 14112 | population_as_of = 2012 Census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_blank1_title = Urban | population_blank1 = 7628 | population_blank2_title = Rural | population_blank2 = 6320 | demographics_type1 = Sex | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="INE"/> | demographics1_title1 = Men | demographics1_info1 = 7,128 | demographics1_title2 = Women | demographics1_info2 = 6,820 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = (+56) 72 | website = [http://www.mpeumo.cl Municipality of Peumo] | footnotes = }}
'''Peumo''' is a Chilean city and commune in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. It is believed that Peumo was named for the vast amount of Cryptocarya alba, or Peumo trees, that grow there.
==Demographics== According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Peumo spans an area of {{convert|153.1|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 13,948 inhabitants (7,128 men and 6,820 women). Of these, 7,628 (54.7%) lived in urban areas and 6,320 (45.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 8.6% (1,105 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.<ref name= "INE"/>
==Administration== As a commune, Peumo 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 current alcalde is Carlos Aliaga.<ref name="Official"/>
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Peumo is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Alejandra Sepúlveda (PRI) and Javier Macaya (UDI) as part of the 34th electoral district, together with San Fernando, Chimbarongo, San Vicente, Pichidegua and Las Cabras. The commune is represented in the Senate by Andrés Chadwick Piñera (UDI) and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (PS) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region).
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{in lang|es}} [http://www.mpeumo.cl Municipality of Peumo]
{{Communes in O'Higgins Region}}
Category:Communes of Chile Category:Populated places in Cachapoal Province