{{Infobox settlement <!--See the Table at Infobox Settlement for all fields and descriptions of usage--> |official_name = Renaico |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = City and Commune |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = | flag_alt = Flag |image_shield = | shield_alt = Coat of arms |image_map = Comuna de Renaico.svg |map_caption = Map of Renaico commune in the Araucania Region |map_alt = Map of Renaico commune in the Araucania Region |pushpin_map = Chile |pushpin_label_position = bottom |pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile | pushpin_map_narrow = 1 |coordinates = {{coord|37|40|S|72|35|W|region:CL-AR|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = city | coordinates_footnotes = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name = Chile |subdivision_type1 = Region |subdivision_name1 = Araucanía Region |subdivision_type2 = Province |subdivision_name2 = Malleco | government_footnotes = <ref name="Munitel">{{Cite web |url = http://www.munitel.cl/ |title = Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades |accessdate = 23 February 2011 |language = es |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110419202659/http://www.munitel.cl/ |archivedate = 19 April 2011 }}</ref><ref name="Official">{{Cite web |url = http://www.renaico.cl/ |title=Municipality of Renaico | accessdate=23 February 2011|language=es}}</ref> | government_type = Municipality | leader_title = Alcalde | leader_party = Ind. | leader_name = Ivonne Morales Urra |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=13 December 2010|language=es}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 267.4 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 55 | population_footnotes = <ref name="INE"/> | population_total = 9850 | population_as_of = 2012 Census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_blank1_title = Urban | population_blank1 = 6878 | population_blank2_title = Rural | population_blank2 = 2250 | demographics_type1 = Sex | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="INE"/> | demographics1_title1 = Men | demographics1_info1 = 4,508 | demographics1_title2 = Women | demographics1_info2 = 4,620 |timezone = CLT | utc_offset = −4 |timezone_DST = CLST | utc_offset_DST = −3 |postal_code_type = |postal_code = |area_code = ''country'' 56 + ''city'' 45 |blank_name = Climate |blank_info = Csb | website = [http://www.renaico.cl/ Municipality of Renaico] |footnotes = }}
'''Renaico''' ({{IPA|es|reˈnajko}}) is a city and commune forming part of the Malleco Province in the Araucanía Region in southern Chile. The city is located on the south bank of the Renaico River.
==Demographics== {{Historical populations |align=left |source={{cite web|url=https://www.ine.gob.cl/estadisticas/sociales/censos-de-poblacion-y-vivienda/censo-de-poblacion-y-vivienda|publisher=National Statistics Institute|title=Censo de Población y Vivienda}} |percentages=pagr |1875 |1822 |1885 |2506 |1895 |2891 |1907 |3251 |1920 |3839 |1930 |4809 |1940 |4953 |1952 |5348 |1970 |7467 |1982 |8717 |1992 |9197 |2002 |9128 |2017 |10250 |2024 |10686 }} According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Renaico spans an area of {{convert|267.4|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 9,128 inhabitants (4,508 men and 4,620 women). Of these, 6,878 (75.4%) lived in urban areas and 2,250 (24.6%) in rural areas. The population fell by 0.8% (69 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.<ref name= "INE"/>
==Administration== As a commune, Renaico 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 Ivonne Morales Urra (Ind.).<ref name="Munitel"/><ref name="Official"/>
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Renaico is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Gonzalo Arenas (UDI) and Mario Venegas (PDC) as part of the 48th electoral district, together with Angol, Collipulli, Ercilla, Los Sauces, Purén, Lumaco and Traiguén. The commune is represented in the Senate by Alberto Espina Otero (RN) and Jaime Quintana Leal (PPD) as part of the 14th senatorial constituency (Araucanía-North).
==References== <references/>
==External links== * {{in lang|es}} [http://www.renaico.cl/ Municipality of Renaico]
{{Communes in Araucanía Region}}
Category:Communes of Chile Category:Populated places established in 1884 Category:Populated places in Malleco Province Category:1884 establishments in Chile