Longaví

Longaví (in mapudungun: snake's head) is a Chilean town and municipality (comuna), located in Linares Province, one of the four provinces that make up the Maule Region, in the geographical center of Chile.

1 Geography
2 Demography
3 History
4 Economy
5 Notable people born in Longaví
6 Local administration
7 External links

[edit] Geography

The municipality has a surface of 1,454 km² and is bordered by Linares in the north, Retiro and Parral in the south, San Javier in the west and Colbún in the east. The river Achibueno separates Longaví from Linares while the river Longaví separates it from Retiro. The town of Longaví lies on the left margin of the river Liguay, in the fertile central plain, and is located 316 km to the south of Santiago, the nation's capital, and 18 km to the south of Linares, the provincial capital. Longaví is linked with the rest of the country by the "Carretera Panamericana" (Ruta 5 Sur).

The piedmont and foothills of the Andes occupy the eastern part of the municipality. Therefore, there the relief is a mountainous and hilly one, with beautiful landscapes, a well developed hydrographic network and dense woods on the hills. Among the snow-covered mountains, the mountain Longaví (Nevado de Longaví), a stratovolcano, stands for its beauty and characteristic conical shape. It is a scenic spot seen from virtually every point of the central plain of the province and its neighboring ones.

[edit] Demography

The municipality of Longaví has a population of 28,161 inhabitants, of which 77% live in rural areas, while the town of Longaví has a population of 6,206 (2002).

[edit] History

Most of what is today the municipality of Longaví occupies what was formerly a vast Jesuit estate, The land had been granted to the Company of Jesus in 1639. After the Jesuits' expulsion from South America in 1767, the estate passed to the hands of Mateo Sotomayor. In 1904, the village of Longaví was officially created and the municipality was founded in 1937.

[edit] Economy

Agriculture, in particular the cultivation of rice and other cereals, constitutes the main economic activity of Longaví.

[edit] Notable people born in Longaví

Arturo Alessandri Palma: politician, statesman and twice the President of Chile

[edit] Local administration

The mayor of Longaví is Mr. Mario Briones (PPD). The municipal council is composed by the following persons:

Miguel Salgado Rojas UDI
Sergio Pereira Villalobos RN
Luis Suazo Roca PDC
Ricardo Latrach Ponce PRSD
Juan Aedo Sepúlveda PS
Marcelo Herrera Vásquez Independent-PPD

[edit] External links

Aerial view of Longaví, Chile (Google maps)

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Maule Region
Cities	Cauquenes \| Constitución \| Curicó \| Molina \| Linares \| Parral \| San Javier \| Talca \| Teno \| Curepto
Universities	Universidad de Talca \| Universidad Católica del Maule \| Universidad de Los Lagos
Culture & Sports	La Prensa de Curicó \| Club Provincial Curicó Unido \| Rangers