| Calera de Tango | |
| Settlement Type: | Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of Calera de Tango commune in Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -33.6302°N -70.7616°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | commune |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santiago Metro. |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Maipo |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Party: | IND |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Erasmo Valenzuela Santibáñez |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 73.3 |
| Population Total: | 18235 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 9932 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 8303 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 9,243 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 8,992 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset1: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset1 Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + |
| Website: | Municipality of Calera de Tango |
Calera de Tango is a Chilean commune in the Maipo Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Calera de Tango spans an area of 73.3sqkm and has 18,235 inhabitants (9,243 men and 8,992 women). Of these, 9,932 (54.5%) lived in urban areas and 8,303 (45.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 54% (6,392 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, Calera de Tango 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 2012-2016 alcalde is Erasmo Valenzuela Santibáñez (IND).[1] The communal council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Calera de Tango is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Ramón Farías (PPD) and José Antonio Kast (UDI) as part of the 30th electoral district, (together with San Bernardo, Buin and Paine). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).