San Rafael, Chile

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San Rafael
Town and Commune


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San Rafael
Location in Chile
Coordinates(town): 35°19′S71°32′W / 35.317°S 71.533°W / -35.317; -71.533
Country Chile
Region Maule
Province Talca
Government
[1] [2]
 • Type Municipality
 •  Alcaldesa CLAUDIA ALEJANDRA DIAZ BRAVO
Area
[3]
 • Total263.5 km2 (101.7 sq mi)
Elevation
127 m (417 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census) [3]
 • Total7,964
 • Density30/km2 (78/sq mi)
 •  Urban
3,482
 •  Rural
4,192
Sex
[3]
 • Men3,903
 • Women3,771
Time zone UTC-4 (CLT [4] )
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST [5] )
Area code 56 + 71
Website Municipality of San Rafael

San Rafael is a town and commune of the Talca Province in the Maule Region of Chile. The town serves as the communal capital.

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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 electoral divisions of Chile, San Rafael is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pablo Lorenzini (PDC) and Pedro Pablo Alvarez-Salamanca (UDI) as part of the 38th electoral district, together with Curepto, Constitución, Empedrado, Pencahue, Maule, San Clemente, Pelarco and 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).

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References

  1. 1 2 "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Municipality of San Rafael" (in Spanish). Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "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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