Paredones

Town and Commune in O'Higgins, Chile

Map of Paredones commune in O'Higgins Region

34°39′05″S 71°53′59″W / 34.65139°S 71.89972°W / -34.65139; -71.89972Country

ChileRegion

O'HigginsProvince

Cardenal CaroGovernment

^[1]

• TypeMunicipality • AlcaldeAntonio CarvachoArea

^[2]

• Total561.5 km² (216.8 sq mi)Elevation

42 m (138 ft)Population

(2022 Census)^[2]

• Total6,100 • Density11/km² (28/sq mi) • Urban

2,195 • Rural

4,500Sex

^[2]

• Men3,562 • Women3,133Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT^[3]) • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST^[4])Area code(+56) 72WebsiteMunicipality of Paredones

Paredones is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paredones spans an area of 561.5 km² (217 sq mi) and has 6,695 inhabitants (3,562 men and 3,133 women). Of these, 2,195 (32.8%) lived in urban areas and 4,500 (67.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.1% (73 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.^[2]

Administration

As a commune, Paredones 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 2021-2024 alcalde is Antonio Carvacho Vargas.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Municipality of Paredones" (in Spanish). Retrieved 16 June 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.