Santa Bárbara, Chile

Coordinates: 37°40′14″S 72°01′17″W / 37.67056°S 72.02139°W / -37.67056; -72.02139
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Santa Bárbara
Flag of Santa Bárbara
Coat of arms of Santa Bárbara
Commune of Santa Bárbara in the Bío Bío Region
UTC−3 (CLST)
Area code56 + 43
Websitewww.santabarbara.cl

Santa Bárbara is a

Alto Bío Bío
.

History

The city of Santa Bárbara lies on the north bank of the

Ambrosio O' Higgins and became an important post for containing the malones of the Pehuenches. In January 1819 it was depopulated and in 1821 it was burned by the royalist Juan Manuel Picó. It remained in ruins until 1833 when it began to be repopulated under the direction of the commander Domingo Salvo. It eventually developed to the point it was again recognized as a town January 2, 1871.[4]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santa Bárbara spans an area of 3,379.5 km2 (1,305 sq mi) and has 19,970 inhabitants (10,835 men and 9,135 women). Of these, 7,932 (39.7%) lived in urban areas and 12,038 (60.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 67.8% (8,069 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]

Administration

As a commune, Santa Bárbara 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 Daniel Enrique Iraira Sagredo (ILE).[1][2]

Within the

PDC
) as part of the 13th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Coast).

References

  1. ^ a b "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Municipality of Santa Bárbara" (in Spanish). Retrieved 23 February 2011.
  3. ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
  4. ^ Francisco Solano Asta Buruaga y Cienfuegos, Diccionario geográfico de la República de Chile, pg.737

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