Quillón
Quillón is a Chilean city and commune and Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region.Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quillón spans an area of and has 15,146 inhabitants. Of these, 7,536 lived in urban areas and 7,610 in rural areas. The population grew by 4% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.Administration
As a commune, Quillón 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 Jaime Catalán Saldias.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Quillón is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Jorge Sabag and Frank Sauerbaum as part of the 42nd electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Alejandro Navarro Brain and Hosain Sabag Castillo as part of the 12th senatorial constituency.
On January 26, 2017, while the central zone was affected by large forest fires, in Quillón the highest temperature in the country's history was recorded at 112.8 °F.
