Paredones
Town and Commune in O'Higgins, Chile
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Map of Paredones commune in O'Higgins Region
34°39′05″S 71°53′59″W / 34.65139°S 71.89972°W / -34.65139; -71.89972Country
ChileRegion
O'HigginsProvince
Cardenal CaroGovernment • Type Municipality • Alcalde Antonio Carvacho Area • Total 561.5 km2 (216.8 sq mi) Elevation 42 m (138 ft) Population • Total 6,100 • Density 11/km2 (28/sq mi) • Urban 2,195 • Rural 4,500 Sex • Men 3,562 • Women 3,133 Time zone UTC-4 (CLT[3]) • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST[4]) Area code (+56) 72 Website Municipality of Paredones Cachapoal ![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c6/Mapa_loc_O%27Higgins.svg/60px-Mapa_loc_O%27Higgins.svg.png)
Cardenal Caro Colchagua
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Paredones is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paredones spans an area of 561.5 km2 (217 sq mi) and has 6,695 inhabitants (3,562 men and 3,133 women). Of these, 2,195 (32.8%) lived in urban areas and 4,500 (67.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.1% (73 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
Administration
As a commune, Paredones 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 2021-2024 alcalde is Antonio Carvacho Vargas.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Municipality of Paredones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2011.
- ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
External links
- (in Spanish) Municipality of Paredones
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