| Marchigüe | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Other Name: | Marchihue |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of Marchigüe commune in O'Higgins Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Coordinates: | -34.3969°N -71.6194°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | O'Higgins |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cardenal Caro |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Cristian Salinas Herrera |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 659.9 |
| Elevation M: | 124 |
| Population Total: | 6855 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 2208 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 4696 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 3,549 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 3,355 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | (+56) 72 |
| Website: | Municipality of Marchigüe |
Marchigüe (pronounced as /es/), sometimes spelled Marchihue (pronounced as /es/), is a Chilean town and commune in the Cardenal Caro Province of Chile's sixth region of O'Higgins.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Marchigüe spans an area of 659.9sqkm 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.[2]
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.[1]