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Paillaco
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| Country | Chile | ||
| Region | Los Rios | ||
| Province | Valdivia | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Type | Municipality | ||
| • Alcalde | Ramona Reyes | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 896 km2 (345.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |||
| • Total | 19,237 | ||
| • Density | 21.5/km2 (55.6/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 9,973 | ||
| • Rural | 9,264 | ||
| Sex[2] | |||
| • Men | 9,620 | ||
| • Women | 9,617 | ||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC−4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC−3) | ||
| Area code(s) | 56 + 63 | ||
| Website | Municipality of Paillaco | ||
Paillaco is a city and commune in southern Chile. It is located in Valdivia Province in Los Ríos Region, and is about 48 km southeast of Valdivia. When Los Ríos Region was created it was meant that Paillaco would be in Ranco Province, but Paillaco's inhabitants and mayor (Spanish: alcalde) opposed strongly and argued that Paillaco had much stronger links with Valdivia than La Unión capital of Ranco Province. The final project about the creation of Los Ríos Region was then changed to include Paillaco in Valdivia Province.
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According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paillaco spans an area of 896 km2 (346 sq mi) and has 19,237 inhabitants (9,620 men and 9,617 women). Of these, 9,973 (51.8%) lived in urban areas and 9,264 (48.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6% (1,085 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, Paillaco 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 Ramona Reyes. The council has the following members:[1]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Paillaco is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Enrique Jaramillo (PDC) and Mr. Gastón Von Mühlenbrock (UDI) as part of the 54th electoral district, (together with Panguipulli, Los Lagos, Futrono, Lago Ranco, Río Bueno and La Unión). The commune is represented in the Senate by Andrés Allamand (RN) and Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle (PDC) as part of the 16th senatorial constituency (Los Ríos Region).
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