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Chimbarongo


FieldValue
nameChimbarongo
native_name_langes
settlement_typeCity and Commune
image_skylineChimbarongo.JPG
image_captionCrafts of Chimbarongo.
image_shieldEscudo de Chimbarongo.svg
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Chimbarongo.svg
map_altMap of Chimbarongo commune in the O'Higgins Region
map_captionMap of Chimbarongo commune in the O'Higgins Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_narrowyes
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
coor_pinpointcity
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile Chile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1O'Higgins O'Higgins
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Colchagua Colchagua
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_nameMarco Contreras Jorquera
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2497.9
elevation_m295
population_footnotes
population_total33446
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank116889
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank215427
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info116,612
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info215,704
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code(+56) 72
websiteMunicipality of Chimbarongo

Chimbarongo, Chile, is a city and commune located 160 km south of Santiago in the Colchagua Province of the O'Higgins Region. Many people in Chimbarongo make their living weaving wickerwork and baskets from mimbre.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Chimbarongo spans an area of 497.9 sqkm and has 32,316 inhabitants (16,612 men and 15,704 women). Of these, 16,889 (52.3%) lived in urban areas and 15,427 (47.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 5.4% (1,651 people) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Chimbarongo 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 2021-2024 alcalde is Marco Contreras Jorquera.

References

References

  1. "National Statistics Institute".
  2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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