| Molina | |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of Molina commune in the Maule 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: | -35.1144°N -71.2825°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maule |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Curicó |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1834 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Party: | UDI |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Priscilla Castillo Gerli |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1551.6 |
| Elevation M: | 273 |
| Population Total: | 40329 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Molinense |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 28232 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 10289 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 19,392 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 19,129 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 75 |
| Website: | Official website |
Molina is a Chilean city and commune in Curicó Province, Maule Region. Molina is named after Chilean Jesuit Juan Ignacio Molina.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Molina spans an area of 1551.6sqkm and has 38,521 inhabitants (19,392 men and 19,129 women). Of these, 28,232 (73.3%) lived in urban areas and 10,289 (26.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 8% (2,847 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, Molina 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 2008-2012 alcalde is Mirtha Segura Ovalle (UDI).[1]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Molina is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Roberto León (PDC) and Celso Morales (UDI) as part of the 36th electoral district, together with Curicó, Teno, Romeral, Sagrada Familia, Hualañé, Licantén, Vichuquén and Rauco. The commune is represented in the Senate by Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI) and Andrés Zaldívar Larraín (PDC) as part of the 10th senatorial constituency (Maule-North).