Olivar is a commune in Chile, located in the

O'Higgins Region The Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Region ( es, Región del Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins, ), often shortened to O'Higgins Region ( es, Región de O'Higgins), is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is subdi ...

, 10 km south of Rancagua, and administered by the municipality of Olivar. The main economic activities range from agriculture and food production, especially apples for exportation.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Olivar spans an area of and has 12,335 inhabitants (6,244 men and 6,091 women). Of these, 7,898 (64%) lived in urban areas and 4,437 (36%) in rural areas. The population grew by 8.9% (1,003 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Olivar 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 Alcalde (; ) is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An ''alcalde'' was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian '' cabildo'' (the municipal council) a ...

'' (mayor) who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 mayor is Maria Estrella Montero Carrasco. 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 ...

, Olivar is represented in the

Chamber of Deputies The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures. Description Historically, French Chamber of Deputies was the lower house of the French Parliament during the Bourbon R ...

by Ricardo Rincón (

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) and

Felipe Letelier Felipe is the Spanish variant of the name Philip, which derives from the Greek adjective ''Philippos'' "friend of horses". Felipe is also widely used in Portuguese-speaking Brazil alongside Filipe, the form commonly used in Portugal. Noteworthy pe ...

( PPD) as part of the 33rd electoral district, together with Mostazal, Graneros, Codegua, Machalí, Requínoa, Rengo, Doñihue, Coinco,

Coltauco Coltauco is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 16,228 and has an area of 224.7 km². Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statisti ...

Quinta de Tilcoco Quinta de Tilcoco is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quinta de Tilcoco spans an area of and has 11,380 inhabitants (5,811 men a ...

and

Malloa Malloa (from Mapudungún ''mallohue'', "place of the white clay") is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Malloa spans an area of and ...

. The commune is represented in the

Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...

Alejandro García-Huidobro Alejandro García-Huidobro Sanfuentes (born 19 April 1952) is a Chilean politician who served as a member of the Senate A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name come ...

(UDI) and

Juan Pablo Letelier Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (born 7 January 1961) is a Chilean politician and economist who was a member of the Senate of Chile The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chile's bicameral National Congress, as established in ...

( PS) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region).

Notable people

José Hipólito Salas y Toro José is a predominantly Spanish and Portuguese language, Portuguese form of the given name Joseph. While spelled alike, this name is pronounced differently in each language: Spanish ; Portuguese (or ). In French, the name ''José'', pronounced ...

(1812-1883), bishop of Concepción.

References

External links

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Municipality of Olivar
{{Authority control Communes of Chile Populated places in Cachapoal Province