Ninhue
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Ninhue | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Commune of Ninhue in the Ñuble Region | |
  Ninhue Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 36°23′37″S 72°23′51″W / 36.39361°S 72.39750°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Ñuble |
| Province | Itata |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Carmen Blanco Hadi (National Renovation, RN) |
| Area | |
• Total | 401.2 km2 (154.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 86 m (282 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 5,268 |
| • Density | 13.13/km2 (34.01/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,433 |
| • Rural | 4,305 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 2,920 |
| • Women | 2,818 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[4]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[5]) |
| Area code | country 56 + city 42 |
| Website | Comuna de Ninhue |
Ninhue (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈnin.we]) is a commune and town in the Itata Province, Ñuble Region, Chile.
According to the 2002 census[needs update] of the National Statistics Institute, Ninhue spans an area of 401.2 km2 (155 sq mi) and has 5,738 inhabitants (2,920 men and 2,818 women). Of these, 1,433 (25%) lived in urban areas and 4,305 (75%) in rural areas. The population fell by 10.6% (679 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]
