| San Vicente de Tagua Tagua | |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of the commune of San Vicente in O'Higgins Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -34.4394°N -71.0761°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | O'Higgins |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cachapoal |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1845 |
| Founder: | Carmen Gallegos de Robles |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 475.8 |
| Elevation M: | 206 |
| Population Total: | 44046 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban 2002 |
| Population Blank1: | 21965 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural 2002 |
| Population Blank2: | 18288 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex (2002) |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 20,095 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 20,158 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | (+56) 72 |
| Website: | Official website |
San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, or simplified as San Vicente, is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Vicente spans an area of 475.8sqkm and had 40,253 inhabitants (20,095 men and 20,158 women). Of these, 21,965 (54.6%) lived in urban areas and 18,288 (45.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 14.5% (5,086 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2] The 2012 census reported 44,046 inhabitants, an increase of 9.4% from 2002 to 2012.[5]
As a commune, San Vicente is a third-level administrative division administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Vicente is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Alejandra Sepúlveda (PRI) and Javier Macaya (UDI) as part of the 34th electoral district, together with San Fernando, Chimbarongo, Peumo, Pichidegua and Las Cabras. 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).
Tagua-Tagua represents a very early Paleo-Indian archaeological site, and it is dated to 11,380 ±380 14C yr BP (before present).[6]
This is an ancient pleistocene site where humans butchered large animals that they hunted. The site was discovered in the 1860s.
An upper, younger stratum is about 1 m below the surface. The older stratum is about 2.4 m below the surface, and contains chipped stone tools. Horse and mastodon remains are represented, as well as smaller animals.[6]