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
According to the 2002
census of the
National Statistics Institute, Cholchol spans an area of 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
The administrative division or territorial organization of Chile exemplifies characteristics of a unitary state. State administration is functionally and geographically decentralized, as appropriate for each authority in accordance with the law.
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administered by a communal council, headed by an
alcalde
Alcalde (; ) is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An ''alcalde'' was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian '' cabildo'' (the municipal council) a ...
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
Chile has two distinct electoral division systems:
* To elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, Chile is divided into several electoral divisions, namely electoral districts and senatorial constituencies.
* To elect members of ...
, Cholchol belongs to the 51st electoral district and 15th senatorial constituency.
References
External links
*
Municipality of Cholchol
{{Communes in Araucanía Region
Communes of Chile
Populated places in Cautín Province
2004 establishments in Chile