Santa María, Chile
Encyclopedia
Santa María is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province
of central Chile
's Valparaíso Region
.
of the National Statistics Institute
, Santa María has 12,813 inhabitants (6,427 men and 6,386 women). Of these, 8,126 (63.4%) lived in urban area
s and 4,687 (36.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 10.7% (1,238 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
. The current alcalde is Claudio Zurita Ibarra (PPD
). The communal council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Santa María is represented in the Chamber of Deputies
by Mr. Marco Antonio Núñez (PDC
) and Mr. Gaspar Rivas (RN
) as part of the 11th electoral district, (together with Los Andes
, San Esteban
, Calle Larga
, Rinconada
, San Felipe
, Putaendo
, Panquehue
, Llaillay and Catemu
). The commune is represented in the Senate
by Ignacio Walker Prieto (PDC
) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN
) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).
San Felipe de Aconcagua Province
For other uses, see Aconcagua .San Felipe de Aconcagua Province is one of eight provinces of the central Chilean region of Valparaíso . Its capital is the city of San Felipe For other uses, see Aconcagua (disambiguation).San Felipe de Aconcagua Province is one of eight provinces of the central...
of central Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
's Valparaíso Region
Valparaíso Region
The V Valparaíso Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions.Valparaíso Region, 2006 With the country's third highest population of 1,539,852 million in 2002 and third smallest area of , the region is Chile's second most densely populated after the Santiago Metropolitan Region...
.
Demographics
According to the 2002 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of the National Statistics Institute
National Statistics Institute (Chile)
The National Statistics Institute of Chile is a state-run organization of the Government of Chile, created in the second half of the 19th century and tasked with performing a general census of population and housing, then collecting, producing and publishing official demographic statistics of...
, Santa María has 12,813 inhabitants (6,427 men and 6,386 women). Of these, 8,126 (63.4%) lived in urban area
Urban area
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
s and 4,687 (36.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 10.7% (1,238 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Santa María is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a communal council (consejo comunal), which is headed by a directly elected alcaldeAlcalde
Alcalde , or Alcalde ordinario, is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo and judge of first instance of a town...
. The current alcalde is Claudio Zurita Ibarra (PPD
Party for Democracy
The Party for Democracy is a political party in Chile; it is social democratic in its political orientation. It was founded in December 1987 by Ricardo Lagos, who aimed at forming a legal social democratic party . The party continued to function after the defeat of Pinochet...
). The communal council has the following members:
- José Grbic Bernal (RNNational Renewal (Chile)National Renewal , is a liberal conservative political party belonging to the Chilean right-wing political coalition Coalition for Change in conjunction with the Independent Democratic Union and the Chile First movement...
) - María Cristina Meza Espinoza (PPD)
- Marisol Ponce Cisterna (UDI)
- David Olguín Vargas (PSSocialist Party of ChileThe Socialist Party of Chile is a political party, that is part of the center-left Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. Its historical leader was the late President of Chile Salvador Allende Gossens, who was deposed by General Pinochet in 1973...
) - Eloy Ibacache González (PPD)
- Nelson Lemus Osorio (DCChristian Democratic PartyChristian democratic parties are those political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social teaching, and it continues to be influential in Europe and...
)
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Santa María is represented in the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Chile
The Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current constitution....
by Mr. Marco Antonio Núñez (PDC
Christian Democratic Party
Christian democratic parties are those political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social teaching, and it continues to be influential in Europe and...
) and Mr. Gaspar Rivas (RN
National Renewal (Chile)
National Renewal , is a liberal conservative political party belonging to the Chilean right-wing political coalition Coalition for Change in conjunction with the Independent Democratic Union and the Chile First movement...
) as part of the 11th electoral district, (together with Los Andes
Los Andes, Chile
Los Andes, founded in July 31, 1791 as Santa Rosa de Los Andes, is a Chilean city and commune located in the province of the same name, in Valparaíso Region...
, San Esteban
San Esteban, Chile
San Esteban is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of .-Demographics:...
, Calle Larga
Calle Larga
Calle Larga is city and one of four communes in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.-Administration:...
, Rinconada
Rinconada
Rinconada is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It was created on 18 January 1897 by Federico Errázuriz Echaurren.-Demographics:...
, San Felipe
San Felipe, Chile
San Felipe is a commune and the capital city of the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province in central Chile's Valparaíso Region. It is located north of the national capital of Santiago...
, Putaendo
Putaendo
Putaendo is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.-History:Before the arrival of the Spanish conquistadors, Putaendo was a very old town of hunters and gatherers. The Spanish were attracted to gold mines discovered in the outskirts of town...
, Panquehue
Panquehue
Panquehue is a Chilean town and commune in San Felipe de Aconcagua Province, Valparaíso Region.-Demographics:According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Panquehue spans an area of and has 6,567 inhabitants . Of these, 2,904 lived in urban areas and 3,663 in rural areas...
, Llaillay and Catemu
Catemu
Catemu is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.-Demographics:According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Catemu commune had 12,112 inhabitants; of these, 6,706 lived in urban areas and 5,406 in rural areas. At...
). The commune is represented in the Senate
Senate of Chile
The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chile's bicameral National Congress, as established in the current Constitution of Chile.-Composition:...
by Ignacio Walker Prieto (PDC
Christian Democratic Party
Christian democratic parties are those political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social teaching, and it continues to be influential in Europe and...
) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN
National Renewal (Chile)
National Renewal , is a liberal conservative political party belonging to the Chilean right-wing political coalition Coalition for Change in conjunction with the Independent Democratic Union and the Chile First movement...
) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).