title: Marchigüe
text: # Marchigüe
  
  Marchigüe (Spanish pronunciation:), sometimes spelled Marchihue, is a Chilean town and commune in the Cardenal Caro Province of Chile's sixth region of O'Higgins.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Marchigüe spans an area of 659.9 $km^2$ (255 sq mi) and has 6,904 inhabitants (3,549 men and 3,355 women). Of these, 2,208 (32%) lived in urban areas and 4,696 (68%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.2% (695 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
  
  ## Administration
  
  As a commune, Marchigüe 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 2021-2024 alcalde is Héctor Cristian Salinas Herrera.
  
  