Tiltil

Tiltlil

City and Commune

Coat of arms

Tiltlil

Location in Chile

Coordinates (city): 33°04′54″S 70°55′40″W / 33.08167°S 70.92778°WCoordinates: 33°04′54″S 70°55′40″W / 33.08167°S 70.92778°W

Government

• Type

Municipality

• Alcalde

Nelson Orellana Urzúa (IND)

Area

• Total

653 km² (252 sq mi)

Population (2002 Census)

• Total

14,755

• Density

23/km² (59/sq mi)

• Urban

8,161

• Rural

6,594

Sex

• Men

7,609

• Women

7,146

Time zone

CLT (UTC-4)

• Summer (DST)

CLST (UTC-3)

Area code(s)

56 +

Website

Municipality of Tiltil

Tiltil or Til-Til is a Chilean municipality and city, in the Chacabuco Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Tiltil is most known for being an execution place for rebels during Chile's independence war against Spain. Manuel Rodríguez was executed in Tiltil.

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Tiltil spans an area of 653 km² (252 sq mi) and has 14,755 inhabitants (7,609 men and 7,146 women). Of these, 8,161 (55.3%) lived in urban areas and 6,594 (44.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 14.9% (1,917 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

As a commune, Tiltil 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 alcalde is Nelson Orellana Urzúa (IND). The council has the following members:

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Tiltil is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Patricio Melero (UDI) and Mr. Gabriel Silber (PDC) as part of the 16th electoral district, (together with Colina, Lampa, Quilicura and Pudahuel). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

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