Coinco is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2012 census, the commune population was 6,709 and has an area of 98.2 km2 (38 sq mi).[5]
Coinco | |
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 Church of Coinco | |
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 Map of Coinco in the O'Higgins Region   Coinco Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′38″S 70°56′54″W / 34.26056°S 70.94833°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | O'Higgins |
| Province | Cachapoal |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Gregorio Valenzuela |
| Area | |
• Total | 98.2 km2 (37.9 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 336 m (1,102 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 6,709 |
| • Density | 68/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,102 |
| • Rural | 2,283 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 3,293 |
| • Women | 3,092 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | (+56) 72 |
| Website | Municipality of Coinco |
Demographics
editAccording to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Coinco has 6,385 inhabitants (3,293 men and 3,092 women). Of these, 4,102 (64.2%) lived in urban areas and 2,283 (35.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 9.7% (562 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
Administration
editAs a commune, Coinco 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 Gregorio Valenzuela.[1]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Coinco is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Eugenio Bauer (UDI) and Ricardo Rincón (PDC) as part of the 33rd electoral district, together with Mostazal, Graneros, Codegua, Machalí, Requínoa, Rengo, Olivar, Doñihue, Coltauco, Quinta de Tilcoco and Malloa. 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).
References
edit- ^ a b "Municipality of Coinco" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on September 11, 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ 2002 Census
External links
edit- (in Spanish) Municipality of Coinco