| Nogales | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of the Nogales commune in the Valparaíso 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: | -32.735°N -71.2025°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Valparaíso |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Quillota |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Party: | PDC |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Óscar Cortés Puebla |
| Area Note: | As of 2002 |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 405.2 |
| Elevation M: | 215 |
| Population Total: | 21856 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 18698 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 2935 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 10,786 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 10,847 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 33 |
| Website: | Municipality of Nogales |
Nogales (pronounced as /es/) is a city and commune in the Quillota Province of central Chile's fifth region of Valparaíso.
The commune of Nogales spans an area of 405.2sqkm.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Nogales has 21,633 inhabitants (10,786 men and 10,847 women). Of these, 18,698 (86.4%) lived in urban areas and 2,935 (13.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 15.9% (2,964 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, Nogales is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a communal council (consejo comunal), which is headed by a directly elected alcalde. The current alcalde is Óscar Cortés Puebla (PDC). The communal council has the following members:[1]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Nogales is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Eduardo Cerda (PDC) and Andrea Molina (UDI) as part of the 10th electoral district, (together with La Ligua, Petorca, Cabildo, Papudo, Zapallar, Puchuncaví, Quintero, Calera, La Cruz, Quillota and Hijuelas). The commune is represented in the Senate by Ignacio Walker Prieto (PDC) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).