| Romeral | |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Escudo de Romeral.png |
| Map Alt: | Map of Romeral 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: | -34.9333°N -90°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Maule |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Curicó |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Party: | PS |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Carlos Vergara Zerega |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 1597.1 |
| Elevation M: | 174 |
| Population Total: | 14203 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 3,675 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 9,032 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 6,596 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 6,111 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 75 |
| Website: | Municipality of Romeral |
Romeral is a Chilean town and commune in Curicó Province, Maule Region. The commune spans and area of 1597.1sqkm.[2]
According to the 2002 census of Population and Housing by the National Statistics Institute, the Romeral commune had 12,707 inhabitants; of these, 3,675 (28.9%) lived in urban areas and 9,032 (71.1%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,596 men and 6,111 women. The population grew by 10.6% (1,217 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, Romeral 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 Carlos Cisterna Negrete (PDC).[1]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Romeral 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, Molina, 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).