4-564: Rengo is a city and commune located in the Zona Central of Chile , situated in the Cachapoal Province of the O'Higgins Region at a distance of 28 km (17 mi) south of the city of Rancagua and 114 km (71 mi) south of the national capital Santiago . It was named after the courageous Toqui Rengo for his particular bravery at the Battle of Lagunillas . According to
8-487: A municipal council , headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Within the electoral divisions of Chile , Rengo is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Felipe Letelier ( PPD ) and Ricardo Rincón ( PDC ) as part of the 33rd electoral district, together with Mostazal , Graneros , Codegua , Machalí , Requínoa , Olivar , Doñihue , Coinco , Coltauco , Quinta de Tilcoco and Malloa . The commune
12-563: Is represented in the Senate by Alejandro Garcia-Huidobro (UDI) and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel ( PS ) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region). List of cities in Chile This is a list of cities in Chile . A city is defined by Chile 's National Statistics Institute (INE) as an "urban entity" with more than 5,000 inhabitants. This list is based on a June 2005 report by
16-501: The 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute , Rengo spans an area of 591.5 km (228 sq mi) and has 50,830 inhabitants (25,311 men and 25,519 women). Of these, 37,075 (72.9%) lived in urban areas and 13,755 (27.1%) in rural areas . The population grew by 16.5% (7,213 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Rengo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by
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