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Ercilla, Chile
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Ercilla |
| native_name_lang | es |
| settlement_type | Town and Commune |
| flag_alt | Flag |
| image_shield | Escudo de Ercilla.svg |
| shield_alt | Coat of arms |
| image_map | Comuna de Ercilla.svg |
| map_alt | Location of the Ercilla commune in the Araucanía Region |
| map_caption | Location of the Ercilla commune in the Araucanía Region |
| pushpin_map | Chile |
| pushpin_map_narrow | 1 |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_alt | Location in Chile |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Chile |
| coordinates | |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Chile |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Araucanía |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Malleco |
| government_footnotes | |
| government_type | Municipality |
| leader_title | Alcalde |
| leader_party | Ind. |
| leader_name | Ramón Vilches Álvarez |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_note | As of 2002 |
| area_total_km2 | 499.7 |
| elevation_m | 306 |
| population_total | 8466 |
| population_as_of | 2012 Census |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| population_demonym | Ercillano |
| population_blank1_title | Urban |
| population_blank1 | 3238 |
| population_blank2_title | Rural |
| population_blank2 | 5803 |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics_type1 | Sex |
| demographics1_title1 | Men |
| demographics1_info1 | 4,633 |
| demographics1_title2 | Women |
| demographics1_info2 | 4,408 |
| timezone | CLT |
| utc_offset | -4 |
| timezone_DST | CLST |
| utc_offset_DST | -3 |
| area_code | 56 + 45 |
| website |
the Chilean commune
Ercilla is a Chilean town and commune in the Malleco Province, Araucanía Region. Its name is a tribute to Alonso de Ercilla, who wrote La Araucana.
Demographics
|1885 |6050 |1895 |10531 |1907 |7855 |1920 |8361 |1930 |7727 |1940 |8136 |1952 |7556 |1970 |9101 |1982 |9694 |1992 |9099 |2002 |10237 |2017 |10251 |2024 |10247 According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Ercilla spans an area of 499.7 sqkm and has 9,041 inhabitants (4,633 men and 4,408 women). Of these, 3,238 (35.8%) lived in urban areas and 5,803 (64.2%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 2.3% (199 persons).
Administration
As a commune, Ercilla 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 Ramón Vilches Álvarez (Ind.).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Ercilla is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Gonzalo Arenas (UDI) and Mario Venegas (PDC) as part of the 48th electoral district, together with Angol, Renaico, Collipulli, Los Sauces, Purén, Lumaco and Traiguén. The commune is represented in the Senate by Alberto Espina Otero (RN) and Jaime Quintana Leal (PPD) as part of the 14th senatorial constituency (Araucanía-North).
References
References
- "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades".
- "National Statistics Institute".
- "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
- "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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