San Fabián is the easternmost of 21 communes in the Punilla Province of central Chile 's. Ñuble Region . The capital is the town of San Fabián de Alico . The commune spans an area of 1,568.3 km (606 sq mi).
10-603: As a commune , San Fabián is administered by a municipal council , headed by a directly elected alcalde . For the years 2008-2012, the alcalde is Cristían Marcelo Fernández Gómez ( Ind. ), and the council members are: Within the electoral divisions of Chile , San Fabián is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part of the 42nd electoral district (together with Ñiquén , San Carlos , San Nicolás , Ninhue , Quirihue , Cobquecura , Treguaco , Portezuelo , Coelemu , Ránquil , Quillón , Bulnes , Cabrero , Yumbel ). The commune
20-490: A "county" in Anglo-American usage and practice, and may be more universally understood as a "municipality". Each commune or municipality is governed by a directly elected body known as a municipal council ( concejo municipal ) consisting of a mayor ( alcalde ) and a group of councillors ( concejales ), for a period of four years. The communal civil service administration is known as the municipality ( municipalidad ) and
30-451: A conurbation may be broken into several communes. In sparsely populated areas, conversely, a commune may cover a substantial rural area together with several settled areas which could range from hamlets to towns or cities. The term "commune" is ambiguous in English, but the word is commonly used in translation for "comuna", although with some controversy among translators. A comuna is similar to
40-545: Is a state-run organization of the Government of Chile , created in the second half of the 19th century and tasked with performing a general census of population and housing, then collecting, producing and publishing official demographic statistics of people in Chile , in addition to other specific tasks entrusted to it by law. Its antecedents lie in the initiatives of president Manuel Bulnes and his minister, Manuel Rengifo, to draw up
50-539: Is headquartered at the mayor's office ( alcaldía ). According to Chilean law, a single municipality may administer one or more communes, though currently, the only such case is the municipality of Cabo de Hornos , which administers the communes of Antártica and Cabo de Hornos . Chile's 346 communes are grouped into 56 provinces ( provincia , pl. provincias ), which are themselves grouped into 16 regions ( región , pl. regiones ). Traditionally, Chilean regions are listed in geographical order starting with
60-787: Is represented in the Senate as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío Cordillera). According to data from the 2017 Census of Population and Housing, the San Fabián commune had 4,308 inhabitants. The population density of San Fabian is 2,7/km2 Cities with there respective inhabitants according to the 2002 census. San Fabian, Capital of the commune, 1452 inhabitants Paso Ancho, 302 inhabitants La Vega, 176 inhabitants Los Puquios, 102 inhabitants La Montaña, 94 inhabitants La Punilla, 81 inhabitants Trabuncura, 80 inhabitants El Macal, 55 inhabitants Bullielo, 47 inhabitants El Palo, 37 inhabitants Las Guardias, 12 inhabitants According to
70-760: The data from the Casen 2006 survey has the highest Gina coefficient in Chile, 0.607 , followed by the commune of San Pedro de la Paz, in the Bibío Region, with an index of 0,54 . This index measures the inequality in the existing income level, with 0 being the minimum and 1being the maximum. Communes of Chile A commune ( Spanish : comuna , IPA: [koˈmuna] ) is the smallest administrative subdivision in Chile . It may contain cities , towns , villages , hamlets as well as rural areas. In highly populated areas, such as Santiago , Valparaíso and Concepción ,
80-657: The northernmost region, leaving the Santiago Metropolitan Region at the end. The following table lists all Chilean communes, providing a complete list of administrative divisions at all levels. Each commune's municipality website is given along with the area and population from the National Statistics Institute 's most recent census conducted in 2002. National Statistics Institute (Chile) The National Statistics Institute of Chile (Spanish: Instituto Nacional de Estadística de Chile , INE)
90-509: The office as a permanent body of the state. By 1853, it was legally required that each section chief of the ministries collect and submit data to the Bureau of Statistics. Subsequently and by various legal modifications, it was called Dirección General de Estadísticas (1927–1953), Servicio Nacional de Estadísticas y Censos (1953–1960), Dirección de Estadísticas y Censos (1960–1970). It has called by its current name since 1970, and it has been under
100-605: The second population census and obtain statistical data of the country. By Decree No. 18 March 27, 1843, the Office of Statistics was created, Ministry of the Interior to provide knowledge of the departments and provinces. It put the INE in charge of producing the national population census every 10 years, as required by the Census Act of July 12, 1843. Law No. 187 of September 17, 1847 established
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