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Calera de Tango

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nameCalera de Tango
settlement_typeCommune
image_skylineFachada con árboles.jpg
image_captionIglesia de los jesuitas
flag_altFlag
image_shieldEscudo de Calera de Tango.svg
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna_de_Calera de Tango.svg
map_captionMap of Calera de Tango commune in Santiago Metropolitan Region
map_altMap of Calera de Tango commune in Santiago Metropolitan Region
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pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Santiago Metro.
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Maipo
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_partyIND
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_nameErasmo Valenzuela Santibáñez
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area_total_km273.3
population_footnotes
population_total18235
population_as_of2002 Census
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population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank19932
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank28303
demographics_type1Sex
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demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info19,243
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info28,992
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websiteMunicipality of Calera de Tango

Calera de Tango is a Chilean commune in the Maipo Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Calera de Tango spans an area of 73.3 sqkm and has 18,235 inhabitants (9,243 men and 8,992 women). Of these, 9,932 (54.5%) lived in urban areas and 8,303 (45.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 54% (6,392 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Calera de Tango 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 2012-2016 alcalde is Erasmo Valenzuela Santibáñez (IND). The communal council has the following members:

  • Juan Irarrazaval Rossel (UDI)
  • Marco Jofre Muñoz (PS)
  • Carolina Saavedra Rojas (IND)
  • Sandra Meza Zumelzu (PS)
  • Marcelo Riquelme Yagi (PDC)
  • Lilian Farias Nallar (RN)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Calera de Tango is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Ramón Farías (PPD) and José Antonio Kast (UDI) as part of the 30th electoral district, (together with San Bernardo, Buin and Paine). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

References

References

  1. "Municipality of Calera de Tango".
  2. "National Statistics Institute".
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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