Paillaco

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Paillaco
City and Commune
Coat of arms of Paillaco
Coat of arms
Location of the Commune of Paillaco
Location of the Commune of Paillaco
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Paillaco
Location in Chile
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Country Chile
Region Los Rios
Province Valdivia
Government[1]
 • Type Municipality
 • Alcalde Ramona Reyes
Area[2]
 • Total 896.0 km2 (345.9 sq mi)
Elevation 68 m (223 ft)
Population (2012 Census)[2]
 • Total 19,088
 • Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
 • Urban 9,973
 • Rural 9,264
Sex[2]
 • Men 9,620
 • Women 9,617
Time zone CLT (UTC−4)
 • Summer (DST) CLST (UTC−3)
Area code(s) 56 + 63
Website Municipality of Paillaco

Paillaco is a city and commune in southern Chile. It is located in Valdivia Rrovince of Los Ríos Region, and is about 48 km southeast of Valdivia.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paillaco spans an area of 896 km2 (346 sq mi) and has 19,237 inhabitants (9,620 men and 9,617 women). Of these, 9,973 (51.8%) lived in urban areas and 9,264 (48.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6% (1,085 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]

Administration

As a commune, Paillaco 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 Ramona Reyes. The council has the following members:[1]

  • José Teobaldo Aravena Pérez (PC)
  • Ruth Lucy Castillo Prieto (PDC)
  • Sergio Orlando Castro Barrera (RN)
  • Héctor Alberto Avilés Fuentes (UDI)
  • Gabriel Iván Medina Alarcón (PR)
  • Gonzalo Rubén Galilea García (RN)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Paillaco is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Enrique Jaramillo (PDC) and Mr. Gastón Von Mühlenbrock (UDI) as part of the 54th electoral district, (together with Panguipulli, Los Lagos, Futrono, Lago Ranco, Río Bueno and La Unión). The commune is represented in the Senate by Andrés Allamand (RN) and Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (PDC) as part of the 16th senatorial constituency (Los Ríos Region).

Education

Previously the area had a German school, Deutsche Schule Paillaco.[3]

See also

External links

References

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  3. "Deutscher Bundestag 4. Wahlperiode Drucksache IV/3672" (Archive). Bundestag (West Germany). 23 June 1965. Retrieved on 12 March 2016. p. 22/51.