Placilla is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.
Placilla | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms  Map of Placilla commune in O'Higgins Region   Placilla Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 34°38′15″S 71°07′30″W / 34.63750°S 71.12500°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  O'Higgins |
| Province |  Colchagua |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Marcelo González Farías |
| Area | |
• Total | 146.9 km2 (56.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 234 m (768 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 8,277 |
| • Density | 56/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 2,114 |
| • Rural | 5,964 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 4,134 |
| • Women | 3,944 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | ( 56) 72 |
| Website | Municipality of Placilla |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Placilla spans an area of 146.9 km2 (57 sq mi) and has 8,078 inhabitants (4,134 men and 3,944 women). Of these, 2,114 (26.2%) lived in urban areas and 5,964 (73.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 3.6% (279 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
Administration
editAs a commune, Placilla 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 2012–2016 mayor was José Joaquín Latorre Muñoz (PDC); Latorre, however, died as a consequence of a car crash on 22 July 2013. Latorre had previously held the mayoral office between 1992 and 2008.[5] He was succeeded by Tulio Contreras Álvarez, a member of the local council, who has been reelected until 2024. He died in 2022, during his third term as mayor of Placilla, and was succeeded by Marcelo González, also a Christian Democrat.
References
edit- ^ "Municipality of Placilla" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 10 January 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Falleció alcalde de Placilla luego de protagonizar accidente de tránsito". El Rancagüino (in Spanish). Rancagua, Chile: Sociedad Informativa Regional. 22 July 2013. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Municipality of Placilla