Teno, Chile
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Teno | |
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 Coat of arms  Map of Teno commune in the Maule Region   Teno Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 34°52′S 71°11′W / 34.867°S 71.183°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Maule |
| Province | Curicó |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Sandra Valenzuela Pérez (UDI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 618.4 km2 (238.8 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 252 m (827 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 27,532 |
| • Density | 44.52/km2 (115.3/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 6,729 |
| • Rural | 18,867 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 13,298 |
| • Women | 12,298 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + 75 |
| Website | Municipality of Teno |
Teno is a Chilean city and commune in the Curicó Province, Maule Region. A large percentage of inhabitants are of mestizo and Mapuche Indian origin. The main economy is agricultural farming and livestock raising, often by huasos or Chilean cowhands and shepherds.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Teno spans an area of 618.4 km2 (239 sq mi) and has 25,596 inhabitants (13,298 men and 12,298 women). Of these, 6,729 (26.3%) lived in urban areas and 18,867 (73.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6.3% (1,506 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
