| Quinta de Tilcoco | |
| Settlement Type: | Commune |
| Map Alt: | Map of the Quinta de Tilcoco commune in the O'Higgins Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Coordinates: | -34.3547°N -70.9636°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | O'Higgins Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cachapoal Province |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Nelson Patricio Barrios |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 93.2 |
| Elevation M: | 276 |
| Population Total: | 12379 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 5850 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 5530 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 5,811 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 5,569 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | (+56) 72 |
| Website: | Municipality of Quinta de Tilcoco |
Quinta de Tilcoco is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quinta de Tilcoco spans an area of 93.2sqkm and has 11,380 inhabitants (5,811 men and 5,569 women). Of these, 5,850 (51.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,530 (48.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 5.5% (598 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, Quinta de Tilcoco 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 2008-2002 alcalde is Nelson Patricio Barrios.[1]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Quinta de Tilcoco is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Eugenio Bauer (UDI) and Ricardo Rincón (PDC) as part of the 33rd electoral district, together with Mostazal, Graneros, Codegua, Machalí, Requínoa, Rengo, Olivar, Doñihue, Coinco, Coltauco and Malloa. The commune is represented in the Senate by Andrés Chadwick Piñera (UDI) and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (PS) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region).