Placilla

Town and Commune

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°WCoordinates: 34°38′15″S 71°07′30″W / 34.63750°S 71.12500°W

Chile

Government

• Type

Municipality

• Alcalde

Tulio Contreras Álvarez

Area

• Total

146.9 km² (56.7 sq mi)

Elevation

234 m (768 ft)

Population (2012 Census)

• Total

8,277

• Density

56/km² (150/sq mi)

• Urban

2,114

• Rural

5,964

Sex

• Men

4,134

• Women

3,944

Time zone

CLT (UTC-4)

• Summer (DST)

CLST (UTC-3)

Area code(s)

(+56) 72

Website

Municipality of Placilla

Placilla is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.

According 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.

As 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. He was succeeded by Tulio Contreras Álvarez, a member of the local council.

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Placilla is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Ramón Barros (UDI) and Mr. Juan Carlos Latorre (PDC) as part of the 35th electoral district, (together with Nancagua, Chépica, Santa Cruz, Lolol, Pumanque, Palmilla, Peralillo, Navidad, Litueche, La Estrella, Pichilemu, Marchihue and Paredones). 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).

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