Peñaflor () is a

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and commune of the

Talagante Province Talagante Province ( es, Provincia de Talagante, ) is one of six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region in central Chile. The capital is the city of Talagante, located approximately southwest of the national capital of Santiago. The most ...

in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Geography

It can be found in the Chilean Central Valley approximately southwest of the metropolitan area of Santiago. The commune spans an area of .

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Peñaflor spans an area of and has 66,619 inhabitants (32,671 men and 33,948 women). Of these, 63,209 (94.9%) lived in urban areas and 3,410 (5.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 32.8% (16,471 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Peñaflor is a third-level

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administered by a municipal council, headed by an

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who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Manuel Fuentes Rosales (

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), and his council members are: * Jorge Kellendonk Numhauser (

) * Teresita Acevedo Lara (IND) * Guillermo Donoso Aguilar (

) * Jorge Navarrete Urzua ( PS) * Juan Plaza Núñez (IND) * Juan Caroca Suarez (

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) Within the

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, Peñaflor is represented in the

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by Denise Pascal ( PS) and Gonzalo Uriarte (UDI) as part of the 31st electoral district, (together with

Talagante Talagante () is a commune and the capital city of the province of the same name in the Santiago Metropolitan Region of central Chile. The word ''Talagante'' in Quechua comes from ''talacanta'', meaning "Lazo de Hechicero", which was the proper na ...

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Isla de Maipo Isla de Maipo is a town and commune of the Talagante Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. Geography Isla de Maipo can be found in the Chilean Central Valley approximately southwest of the metropolitan area of Santiago and ab ...

, Melipilla,

María Pinto María Pinto is a town and commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region. Administration As a commune, María Pinto is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, head ...

, Curacaví,

Alhué Alhué () is a Chilean town and commune located in Melipilla Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Alhué spans an area of and has 4,435 inhabitants (2,343 men an ...

, San Pedro and Padre Hurtado). The commune is represented in the

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by Guido Girardi Lavín ( PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

References

External links

Official link
- Municipality of Peñaflor {{DEFAULTSORT:Penaflor, Chile Communes of Chile Populated places in Talagante Province