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Mostazal


FieldValue
nameMostazal
settlement_typeCommune
image_skylineSn Francisco Vista del Estero desde Sn Guillermo 01.jpg
image_captionTronco creek and CPP biomase plant
flag_altFlag
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Mostazal.svg
map_altMap of Mostazal commune in O'Higgins Region
map_captionMap of Mostazal commune in O'Higgins Region
coordinates
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_narrowyes
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1O'Higgins Region
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Cachapoal Province
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_nameSergio Medel Acosta
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km2523.9
elevation_m486
population_footnotes
population_total23430
population_as_of2012 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank117903
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank23963
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info111,038
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info210,828
area_code(+56) 72
websiteMunicipality of Mostazal

Mostazal () is a Chilean commune in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. The capital of the commune is the city of San Francisco de Mostazal.

Geography

The commune spans an area of 523.9 sqkm. The Plaza de San Francisco has an elevation of 500 m.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Mostazal has 21,866 inhabitants (11,038 men and 10,828 women). Of these, 17,903 (81.9%) lived in urban areas and 3,963 (18.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 20.6% (3,728 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Mostazal 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 Sergio Medel Acosta. The council has the following members:

  • Santiago Garate Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Mostazal is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Eugenio Bauer (UDI) and Ricardo Rincón (PDC) as part of the 33rd electoral district, together with Graneros, Codegua, Machalí, 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 Mostazal".
  2. "National Statistics Institute".
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