Hualpén () is a
Chile
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an
city
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and
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
belonging to
Concepción Province and the
Biobío Region
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. It is part of the
conurbation of
Greater Concepción. The commune spans an area of .
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
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, Hualpén had 86,722 inhabitants. Of these, 85,928 (99.1%) lived in
urban area
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s and 794 (0.9%) in
rural area
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s. The population fell by 5.7% (5,239 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Hualpén is a third-level
administrative division of Chile administered by a
municipal council
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, headed by an
alcalde ("alcalde" in Spanish; alcalde and major, in English) who is directly elected every four years. The current major is Felipe Figueroa
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile, Hualpén is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies by Jorge Ulloa (
UDI Udi may refer to:
Places
* Udi, Enugu, a local government areas and city in Nigeria
* Udi, a place in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, India
People
* Udi Gal (born 1979), Israeli Olympic sailor
* Udi Vaks (born 1979), Israeli Olympic judoka
...
) and Cristián Campos (
PDC) as part of the 43rd electoral district, (together with
Talcahuano
Talcahuano () (From Mapudungun ''Tralkawenu'', "Thundering Sky") is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. Talcahuano is located in the south of the Central Zone of Chile.
Geo ...
). The commune is represented in the
Senate by Alejandro Navarro Brain (
MAS) and Hosain Sabag Castillo (PDC) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).
See also
*
Acanthogonatus hualpen
Illustrious People
References
External links
*
Municipality of Hualpén
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Communes of Chile
Populated places in Concepción Province
2004 establishments in Chile