| Official Name: | Florida |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Location of Florida commune in the Biobío Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Coordinates: | -36.8167°N -112°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Biobío |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Concepción |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Joey Meehan |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 608.6 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Total: | 8916 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 3875 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 6302 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 5231 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 4946 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Elevation M: | 259 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 41 |
| Website: | Municipality of Florida |
Florida (pronounced as /es/) is a Chilean town and commune located in the Concepción Province, Biobío Region.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Florida spans an area of 608.6sqkm and has 10,177 inhabitants (5,231 men and 4,946 women). Of these, 3,875 (38.1%) lived in urban areas and 6,302 (61.9%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 2.5% (260 persons).[2]
As a commune, Florida is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Juan Vergara Reyes. The communal council has the following members:[1]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Florida is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Sergio Bobadilla (UDI) and Clemira Pacheco (PS) as part of the 45th electoral district, (together with Tomé, Penco, Hualqui, Coronel and Santa Juana). The commune is represented in the Senate by Alejandro Navarro Brain (MAS) and Hosain Sabag Castillo (PDC) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).