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Cholchol

FieldValue
official_nameCholchol
nicknamechol chol city
settlement_typeTown and Commune
flag_altFlag
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Cholchol.svg
map_altLocation of the Cholchol commune in the Araucanía Region
map_captionLocation of the Cholchol commune in the Araucanía Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_narrow1
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Araucanía
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Cautín
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_nameLuis Huirilef Barra
established_date22 November 1881
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2427.9
elevation_m22
population_footnotes
population_total10382
population_as_of11.611 censo 2017
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank13355
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank26710
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code(+56) 45
websiteMunicipality of Cholchol

Cholchol is a Chilean town and commune located in Cautín Province, Araucanía Region. The commune was created by Law 19,944 on April 22, 2004, by dividing off the northern area of the existing Nueva Imperial commune.

Demographics

|2002 |10065 |2017 |11611 |2024 |13167 According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cholchol spans an area of 4257.9 sqkm and has 10,065 inhabitants. Of these, 3,355 (33.3%) lived in urban areas and 6,710 (66.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 9.3% (859 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Cholchol is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-presente alcalde is Luis Huirilef Barra. The communal council has the following members:

  • Julio Torres López (UDI)
  • Silvia Francisca Huirilef Barra (PPD)
  • José Amador Matamala Molina (RN)
  • Juan Neculhual Tropa (PPD)
  • Israel Gutiérrez Narváez (DC)
  • Samuel Curamil Huircapán (UDI)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cholchol belongs to the 51st electoral district and 15th senatorial constituency.

References

References

  1. "Municipality of Cholchol".
  2. "Territorial division of Chile".
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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