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 , 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.
10-575: Talagante ( Spanish pronunciation: [talaˈɣante] ) is a commune and the capital city of the province of the same name in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile . The word Talagante in Quechua comes from talacanta , meaning "Lazo de Hechicero", which was the proper name of the curaca , or ruler, who dominated this central valley on behalf of the Inca empire during
20-660: A period of four years. The communal civil service administration is known as the municipality ( municipalidad ) and 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
30-545: 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
40-501: The 1992 and 2002 censuses. As a commune, Talagante 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 Raúl Leiva Carvajal (IND), and his council members are: Within the electoral divisions of Chile , Talagante is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Denise Pascal ( PS ) and Gonzalo Uriarte ( UDI ) as part of
50-508: The 31st electoral district, (together with Peñaflor , El Monte , Isla de Maipo , Melipilla , María Pinto , Curacaví , Alhué , San Pedro and Padre Hurtado ). 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). Communes of Chile The term "commune" is ambiguous in English, but
60-801: The arrival of the Spaniards. Talagante can be found in the Chilean Central Valley at an elevation of 313 m (1,027 ft), 35 kilometres (22 mi) to the southwest of the national capital of Santiago . The commune spans an area of 125.5 km (48 sq mi). According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute , Talagante spans an area of 125.5 km (48 sq mi) and has 59,805 inhabitants (29,468 men and 30,337 women). Of these, 49,957 (83.5%) lived in urban areas and 9,848 (16.5%) in rural areas . The population grew by 132800% (59,760 persons) between
70-586: 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)
80-509: 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
90-605: 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
100-497: The word is commonly used in translation for "comuna", although with some controversy among translators. A comuna is similar to 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
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