| Official Name: | San Pablo |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Commune |
| Map Alt: | Location of the San Pablo commune in Los Lagos Region |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -40.4°N -74°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Los Lagos |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Osorno |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Leader Party: | DC |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Omar Alvarado Agüero |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 637.3 |
| Population Total: | 10162 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 3478 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 6684 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 5,210 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 4,952 |
| Timezone: | Chile Time (CLT)[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | Chile Summer Time (CLST)[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + |
| Blank Name: | Climate |
| Blank Info: | Cfb |
San Pablo is a Chilean town and commune located in the Osorno Province in the Los Lagos Region. It is located 27 km from the city and provincial capital of Osorno. The commune is mostly rural. Its activity is almost entirely agricultural and ranching. In the commune also performs Agritourism.
San Pablo was in the Department of Osorno and administratively dependent of the Municipality of Osorno. On 22 December 1891, the Municipal Building decree establishing the City of San Pablo, based in San Pablo, whose territory corresponded to the subdelegations 8a, 9a, 10a, 11a and 12a of the Department of Osorno. The first mayor of San Pablo was Guillermo Heufemann.[5]
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Pablo spans an area of 637.3sqkm and has 10,162 inhabitants (5,210 men and 4,952 women). Of these, 3,478 (34.2%) lived in urban areas and 6,684 (65.8%) in rural areas. The population fell by 9.1% (1016 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, San Pablo 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 Omar Alvarado.[1]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Pablo is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Javier Hernández (UDI) and Sergio Ojeda (PDC) as part of the 55th electoral district, together with Osorno and San Juan de la Costa. The commune is represented in the Senate by Camilo Escalona Medina (PS) and Carlos Kuschel Silva (RN) as part of the 17th senatorial constituency (Los Lagos Region).