Chépica | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Settlement Type: | Town and Commune |
Flag Alt: | Flag |
Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
Map Alt: | Map of the Chépica commune in O'Higgins Region |
Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
Pushpin Map: | Chile |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
Coordinates: | -34.7333°N -88°W |
Coor Pinpoint: | town |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Chile |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | O'Higgins |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Colchagua |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Government Footnotes: | [1] |
Leader Title: | Alcalde |
Leader Name: | Fabián Soto |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 503.4 |
Elevation M: | 182 |
Population Total: | 14425 |
Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
Population Blank1: | 6949 |
Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
Population Blank2: | 6908 |
Demographics Type1: | Sex |
Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
Demographics1 Info1: | 7,100 |
Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
Demographics1 Info2: | 6,757 |
Timezone: | CLT[3] |
Utc Offset: | -4 |
Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
Area Code: | country 56 + city 72 |
Chépica is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Chépica spans an area of 503.4sqkm and has 13,857 inhabitants (7,100 men and 6,757 women). Of these, 6,949 (50.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,908 (49.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by 1.7% (244 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, Chépica 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 2021-24 alcalde is Fabián Soto.[1]