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Machalí

FieldValue
nameMachalí
settlement_typeCity and Commune
image_skylineMuni Machali DSCF0296.jpg
image_captionMunicipalidad
flag_altFlag
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Machalí.svg
map_captionMap of Machalí commune in the O'Higgins Region
map_altMap of Machalí commune in the O'Higgins Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_narrowyes
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coor_pinpointcity
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1O'Higgins Region
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Cachapoal Province
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_nameJuan Carlos Abud
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km22586
elevation_m552
population_footnotes
population_total42572
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank126852
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank21776
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info114,297
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info214,331
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code85002480
area_code(+56) 72
websiteMunicipality of Machalí

Machalí is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Machalí spans an area of 2586 sqkm and has 28,628 inhabitants (14,297 men and 14,331 women). Of these, 26,852 (93.8%) lived in urban areas and 1,776 (6.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (4,476 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Machalí 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 José Miguel Urrutia.

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Machalí is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Eugenio Bauer (UDI) and Ricardo Rincón (PDC) as part of the 33rd electoral district, together with Mostazal, Graneros, Codegua, Requínoa, Rengo, Olivar, Doñihue, Coinco, Coltauco, Quinta de Tilcoco and Malloa. The commune is represented in the Senate by Andrés Chadwick Piñera (UDI) and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (PS) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region).

References

References

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