Calle Larga Explained

Calle Larga
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:City and Commune
Flag Alt:Flag
Shield Alt:Coat of arms
Pushpin Map:Chile
Pushpin Map Narrow:yes
Pushpin Map Alt:Location in Chile
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Chile
Coordinates:-32.8831°N -70.6486°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Chile
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Los Andes
Seat Type:Communes
Government Footnotes:[1]
Government Type:Municipality
Leader Title:Alcalde
Leader Name:Nelson Esteban Venegas Salazar
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[2]
Area Total Km2:321.7
Area Rank:2
Elevation M:768
Population Total:13366
Population As Of:2012 Census
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Urban
Population Blank1:5,447
Population Blank2 Title:Rural
Population Blank2:4,946
Demographics Type1:Sex
Demographics1 Title1:Men
Demographics1 Info1:5,351
Demographics1 Title2:Women
Demographics1 Info2:5,042
Timezone:CLT[3]
Utc Offset:-4
Timezone Dst:CLST[4]
Utc Offset Dst:-3
Area Code:56 + 34
Website:Municipality of Calle Larga

Calle Larga ("long road" in Spanish) is a city and one of four communes in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.

Administration

As a commune, Calle Larga is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a municipal council, headed by a directly elected alcalde, every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Nelson Esteban Venegas Salazar, and the council has the following councilors:[1]

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Calle Larga is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part of the 11th electoral district (together with Los Andes, San Esteban, San Ignacio, Rinconada, San Felipe, Putaendo, Santa María, Panquehue, Llaillay, Catemu). The commune is represented in the Senate as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).

Geography

Calle Larga spans an area of 321.7sqkm.[2] The commune is bordered to the west by the commune of Rinconada, to the north and east by the commune of Los Andes and to the south by the Colina commune of the Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Calle Larga commune had 10,393 inhabitants; of these, 5,447 (52.4%) lived in urban areas and 4,946 (47.6%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 5,351 men and 5,042 women.[2]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Municipality of Calle Larga. 2 September 2010. es.
  2. Web site: National Statistics Institute . 1 May 2010. es.
  3. Web site: Chile Time . 2007-05-05 . WorldTimeZones.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm . 2007-09-11 .
  4. Web site: Chile Summer Time . 2007-05-05 . WorldTimeZones.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm . 2007-09-11 .