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Malloa

FieldValue
nameMalloa
settlement_typeTown and Commune
image_skylineMalloa plaza.jpg
flag_altFlag
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Malloa.svg
map_captionMap of Malloa commune in the O'Higgins Region
map_altMap of Malloa 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
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2112.6
elevation_m254
population_footnotes
population_total12342
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank14709
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank28163
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info16,666
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info26,206
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code(+56) 72
websiteMunicipality of Malloa

Malloa (from Mapudungún mallohue, "place of the white clay") is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Malloa spans an area of 112.6 sqkm and has 12,872 inhabitants (6,666 men and 6,206 women). Of these, 4,709 (36.6%) lived in urban areas and 8,163 (63.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 5.1% (620 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Malloa is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years.

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Malloa 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, Machalí, Requínoa, Rengo, Olivar, Doñihue, Coinco, Coltauco and Quinta de Tilcoco. 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 Malloa".
  2. "National Statistics Institute".
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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