Rinconada
Rinconada | |
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.jpg) Santuario de Santa Teresa de Los Andes | |
| Area code | 56 + 34 |
| Website | Municipality of Rinconada |
Rinconada (Spanish pronunciation: [riŋkoˈnaða]) is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It was created on 18 January 1897 by Federico Errázuriz Echaurren.
Since the shrine to house the remains of Saint
Discalced Carmelite
Mothers resides.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Rinconada spans an area of 122.5 km2 (47 sq mi) and has 6,692 inhabitants (3,429 men and 3,263 women). Of these, 5,727 (85.6%) lived in urban areas and 965 (14.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 16.1% (927 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
Administration
As a commune, Rinconada 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 Juan Pablo Galdames Burgos (UDI). The council has the following members:[1]
- Rodolfo Figueroa Valle (UDI)
- Pedro Caballeria Diaz (PDC)
- David Bustos Bustos (PDC)
- Miguel Vargas Peralta (UDI)
- Hermann Guerra Aracena (RN)
- Hector Sanchez Farias (PRSD)
Within the
Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).[needs update
]
References
- ^ a b "Municipality of Rinconada" (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipality of Rinconada
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