Molina is a
Chilean
city
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and
commune in
Curicó Province,
Maule Region
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. Molina is named after Chilean Jesuit
Juan Ignacio Molina.
Demographics
According to the 2002
census of the
National Statistics Institute, Molina spans an area of and has 38,521 inhabitants (19,392 men and 19,129 women). Of these, 28,232 (73.3%) lived in
urban areas and 10,289 (26.7%) in
rural areas. The population grew by 8% (2,847 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Molina is a third-level
administrative division of Chile
The administrative division or territorial organization of Chile exemplifies characteristics of a unitary state. State administration is functionally and geographically decentralized, as appropriate for each authority in accordance with the law.
...
administered by a
municipal council, headed by an
alcalde
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who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Mirtha Segura Ovalle (
UDI).
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile
Chile has two distinct electoral division systems:
* To elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, Chile is divided into several electoral divisions, namely electoral districts and senatorial constituencies.
* To elect members of ...
, Molina is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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by Roberto León (
PDC PDC may refer to:
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) and Celso Morales (UDI) as part of the 36th electoral district, together with
Curicó,
Teno,
Romeral,
Sagrada Familia,
Hualañé,
Licantén,
Vichuquén and
Rauco
Rauco is a Chilean town and commune in Curicó Province, Maule Region. It is a mostly rural commune (60% of its population is rural), located 10 km away from the city of Curicó. The commune spans an area of .
In mapudungún, Rauco means "t ...
. The commune is represented in the
Senate
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by Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI) and
Andrés Zaldívar Larraín (PDC) as part of the 10th senatorial constituency (Maule-North).
Notable people
*
Laureano Ladrón de Guevara
Laureano Manuel Ladrón de Guevara Romero (1889–1968), better known as Laureano Guevara, was a Chilean painter, printmaker and muralist. He was born in Molin, Chile on June 18, 1889, and died in Santiago, Chile on November 21, 1968.
Education
H ...
(1889–1968), painter, printmaker and muralist
References
External links
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Municipality of Molina
{{Communes in Maule Region
Communes of Chile
Populated places in Curicó Province