Futrono
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = (Futrono)
| native_name = Futronhue
| other_name =
| settlement_type = City and Commune
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| image_flag = Bandera Futrono.png
| image_shield = Escudo de Futrono.svg
| shield_alt = Coat of arms
| image_map = Comuna_de_Futrono.svg
| map_alt = Map of the Futrono commune in Los Ríos Region
| map_caption = Map of the Futrono commune in Los Ríos Region
| pushpin_map_narrow = yes
| pushpin_map = Chile
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile
| pushpin_mapsize = 100
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile
| coordinates = {{coord|40|08|S|72|24|W|region:CL-LR|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = city
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Chile
| subdivision_type1 = Regions of Chile
| subdivision_name1 = Los Ríos
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Ranco
| established_title = Founded as
| established_date = Futrono
| established_title2 = Founded
| established_date2 = 12 June 1941
| government_type = Municipality
| government_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=http://www.municipalidadfutrono.cl|title=Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades|accessdate=27 January 2011|language=es|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505061833/http://www.municipalidadfutrono.cl/|archivedate=5 May 2010}}{{Cite web |url = http://www.municipalidadfutrono.cl |title = Municipality of Futrono |accessdate = 27 January 2011 |language = es |url-status = dead |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100505061833/http://www.municipalidadfutrono.cl/ |archivedate = 5 May 2010 }}
| leader_party = UDI
| leader_title = Alcalde
| leader_name = Jorge Guillermo Tatter Oñate
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 2120.6
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 67
| population_total = 13736
| population_as_of = 2012 Census
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Urban
| population_blank1 = 8399
| population_blank2_title = Rural
| population_blank2 = 6582
| demographics_type1 = Sex
| demographics1_title1 = Men
| demographics1_info1 = 7,647
| demographics1_title2 = Women
| demographics1_info2 = 7,334
| timezone = CLT
| utc_offset = −4
| timezone_DST = CLST
| utc_offset_DST = −3
| postal_code_type =
| postal_code =
| area_code = 56 + 63
| website = {{URL|http://www.municipalidadfutrono.cl}}
}}
Futrono (from the Mapudungun: Futronhue, meaning "place of smoke") is a city and commune in southern Chile administered by the Municipality of Futrono. It is located in Ranco Province in Los Ríos Region, on the northwest shore of Ranco Lake.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Futrono spans an area of {{convert|2120.6|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 14,981 inhabitants (7,647 men and 7,334 women). Of these, 8,399 (56.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,582 (43.9%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6.6% (933 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Futrono 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 Jorge Guillermo Tatter Oñate (UDI).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Futrono is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Enrique Jaramillo (PDC) and Gastón Von Mühlenbrock (UDI) as part of the 54th electoral district, together with Panguipulli, Los Lagos, Lago Ranco, Río Bueno, La Unión and Paillaco. The commune is represented in the {{Current senators (16th senatorial constituency of Chile)}} as part of the 16th senatorial constituency (Los Ríos Region).
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References
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External links
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- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20100505061833/http://www.municipalidadfutrono.cl/ Municipality of Futrono]
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.turismofutrono.cl/ Chamber of Tourism Futrono]
{{Communes in Los Ríos Region}}
Category:Populated places in Ranco Province