Florida () is a

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and

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located in the Concepción Province,

Biobío Region The Biobío Region ( es, Región del Biobío ), is one of Chile's sixteen regions of Chile, regions (first-order administrative divisions). With a population of 1.5 million, thus being the third most populated region in Chile, it is divided int ...

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the

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, Florida spans an area of and has 10,177 inhabitants (5,231 men and 4,946 women). Of these, 3,875 (38.1%) lived in

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s and 6,302 (61.9%) in

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s. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 2.5% (260 persons).

Administration

As a commune, Florida is a third-level

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administered by a communal council, headed by an

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who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Juan Vergara Reyes. The communal council has the following members: * Aureliano Illanes ( PRI) * Jorge Roa ( PDC) * Juan Contreras ( PS) * Agustin Montero ( RN) * José Lizama (

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) * Renán Arriagada ( Ind.) Within the

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, Florida is represented in the

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by Sergio Bobadilla (

) and Clemira Pacheco ( PS) as part of the 45th electoral district, (together with

Tomé Tomé () is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is bordered by Coelemu to the north, Ránquil and Florida to the east, Penco to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. The local economy is based mainly on textile man ...

Penco Penco (Mapudungun: See (''Pen''), Water (''Ko'')), is a Chilean city and commune in Concepción Province, Bío Bío Region on the Bay of Concepción. Founded as the city of Concepción del Nuevo Extremo ('beginning of the new extreme') on Februa ...

Hualqui Hualqui () is a Chilean city and commune in the Concepción Province, Biobio Region. It is also part of the Greater Concepcion conurbation, although it maintains a rural profile. It had a population of 24,333 inhabitants according to the 201 ...

, Coronel and

Santa Juana Santa Juana is a city and commune of the Concepción Province in the Bío Bío Region of Chile. It lies south and west of the Biobío River in the valley of Catirai and is 48 kilometers from Concepción, Chile. History The Mapuche originall ...

). The commune is represented in the

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by Alejandro Navarro Brain (

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) and Hosain Sabag Castillo ( PDC) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).

References

External links

Municipality of Florida
{{Communes in Biobío Region Communes of Chile Populated places in Concepción Province