Quillón
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Quillón | |
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 Map of Quillón commune in the Ñuble Region | |
  Quillón Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 36°44′40″S 72°28′36″W / 36.74444°S 72.47667°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Ñuble |
| Province | Diguillín |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Alberto Gyhra Soto (DC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 423.0 km2 (163.3 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 57 m (187 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 16,233 |
| • Density | 38.38/km2 (99.39/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 7,536 |
| • Rural | 7,610 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 7,699 |
| • Women | 7,447 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST) |
| Postal code | 3940000 |
| Area code | 56 + 42 |
| Website | quillon |
Quillón is a Chilean city and commune and Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quillón spans an area of 423 km2 (163 sq mi) and has 15,146 inhabitants (7,699 men and 7,447 women). Of these, 7,536 (49.8%) lived in urban areas and 7,610 (50.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 4% (584 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]
