Rinconada () is a
city
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and
commune in the
Los Andes Province of central
Chile
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's
Valparaíso Region
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. It was created on 18 January 1897 by
Federico Errázuriz Echaurren
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Early life
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.
Since the shrine to house the remains of Saint
Teresa of Los Andes was built in the field of Auco, the municipality has become the spiritual capital of Chile due to the large number of pilgrims from all over the country. Behind the sanctuary is the
Monastery of the Holy Spirit, where the community of
Discalced Carmelite
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Mothers resides.
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
National Statistics Institute, Rinconada spans an area of and has 6,692 inhabitants (3,429 men and 3,263 women). Of these, 5,727 (85.6%) lived in
urban area
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s and 965 (14.4%) in
rural area
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s. The population grew by 16.1% (927 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Rinconada is a third-level
administrative division of Chile
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...
administered by a
municipal council
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, headed by an
alcalde
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who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Juan Pablo Galdames Burgos (
UDI). The council has the following members:
* Rodolfo Figueroa Valle (UDI)
* Pedro Caballeria Diaz (
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)
* David Bustos Bustos (PDC)
* Miguel Vargas Peralta (UDI)
* Hermann Guerra Aracena (
RN)
* Hector Sanchez Farias (
PRSD)
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile
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* 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 t ...
, Rinconada is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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by Marco Antonio Núñez (
PDC PDC may refer to:
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) and Gaspar Rivas (
RN) as part of the 11th electoral district, (together with
Los Andes,
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Places
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,
Calle Larga,
San Felipe,
Putaendo,
Santa María,
Panquehue
Panquehue () is a Chilean town and commune in San Felipe de Aconcagua Province, Valparaíso Region.
Geography
Panquehue spans an area of .
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Panquehue spans an area ...
,
Llaillay and
Catemu). The commune is represented in the
Senate
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by
Ignacio Walker Prieto
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(
PDC PDC may refer to:
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) and
Lily Pérez San Martín
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(
RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).
References
External links
*
Municipality of Rinconada
{{Communes in Valparaíso Region
Populated places in Los Andes Province
Communes of Chile
1897 establishments in Chile