San Rafael, Chile

Coordinates: 35°19′S 71°32′W / 35.317°S 71.533°W / -35.317; -71.533
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San Rafael


Coat of arms
Map of the San Rafael commune in the Maule Region
UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area code56 + 71
WebsiteMunicipality of San Rafael

San Rafael is a

capital
.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Rafael spans an area of 263.5 km2 (102 sq mi) and has 7,674 inhabitants (3,903 men and 3,771 women). Of these, 3,482 (45.4%) lived in urban areas and 4,192 (54.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6.5% (465 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]

Administration

As a commune, San Rafael 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 alcaldesa is CLAUDIA ALEJANDRA DIAZ BRAVO. (UDI).[1][2]

Within the

Río Claro. The commune is represented in the Senate by Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI) and Andrés Zaldívar Larraín
(PDC) as part of the 10th senatorial constituency (Maule-North).

References

  1. ^ a b "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Municipality of San Rafael" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-08-29.
  5. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-08-29.

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