- Navidad, Chile
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Navidad — Commune — 
Map of Navidad commune in O'Higgins Region
Location in Chile
NavidadCoordinates (city): 33°57′S 71°50′W / 33.95°S 71.833°WCoordinates: 33°57′S 71°50′W / 33.95°S 71.833°W Country 
ChileRegion 
O'HigginsProvince 
Cardenal CaroGovernment[1] - Type Municipality - Alcalde Horacio Maldonado Mondaca Area[2] - Total 300.4 km2 (116 sq mi) Population (2002 Census)[2] - Total 5,422 - Density 18/km2 (46.7/sq mi) - Urban 712 - Rural 4,710 Sex[2] - Men 2,878 - Women 2,544 Time zone CLT [3] (UTC-4) - Summer (DST) CLST [4] (UTC-3) Website Municipality of Navidad Navidad is a Chilean commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.
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Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Navidad spans an area of 300.4 km2 (116 sq mi) and has 5,422 inhabitants (2,878 men and 2,544 women). Of these, 712 (13.1%) lived in urban areas and 4,710 (86.9%) in rural areas. The population fell by only 1 person between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
Administration
As a commune, Navidad 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 Horacio Maldonado Mondaca.[1]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Navidad 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 Placilla, Nancagua, Chépica, Santa Cruz, Lolol, Pumanque, Palmilla, Peralillo, 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).
See also
- Puertecillo
References
- ^ a b (Spanish) "Municipality of Navidad". http://www.muninavidad.cl/. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ a b c d (Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php. Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
External links
- (Spanish) Municipality of Navidad
< Communes and municipalities in O'Higgins Region > Cachapoal Province 
Cardenal Caro Province Colchagua Province Chépica · Chimbarongo · Lolol · Nancagua · Palmilla · Peralillo · Placilla · Pumanque · San Fernando · Santa CruzCategories:- Communes of Chile
- Populated places in Cardenal Caro Province
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