Rinconada () is a
city
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and
commune
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in the
Los Andes Province of central
Chile
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's
Valparaíso Region
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. It was created on 18 January 1897 by
Federico Errázuriz Echaurren
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Early life
He was son of the president Federico Errázuriz Zañartu and of Eulogia ...
.
Since the shrine to house the remains of Saint
Teresa of Los Andes was built in the field of Auco, the municipality has become the spiritual capital of Chile due to the large number of pilgrims from all over the country. Behind the sanctuary is the
Monastery of the Holy Spirit
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As of 2022 the monastery is a community of twenty-eight monks spanning severa ...
, where the community of
Discalced Carmelite
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Mothers resides.
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
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, Rinconada spans an area of and has 6,692 inhabitants (3,429 men and 3,263 women). Of these, 5,727 (85.6%) lived in
urban area
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s and 965 (14.4%) in
rural area
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s. The population grew by 16.1% (927 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Rinconada is a third-level
administrative division of Chile
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...
administered by a
municipal council
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, headed by an
alcalde
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who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Juan Pablo Galdames Burgos (
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People
* Udi Gal (born 1979), Israeli Olympic sailor
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...
). The council has the following members:
* Rodolfo Figueroa Valle (UDI)
* Pedro Caballeria Diaz (
PDC)
* David Bustos Bustos (PDC)
* Miguel Vargas Peralta (UDI)
* Hermann Guerra Aracena (
RN)
* Hector Sanchez Farias (
PRSD)
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile
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* 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 ...
, Rinconada is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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by Marco Antonio Núñez (
PDC) and Gaspar Rivas (
RN) as part of the 11th electoral district, (together with
Los Andes,
San Esteban,
Calle Larga,
San Felipe,
Putaendo,
Santa María,
Panquehue,
Llaillay
Llay-Llay is a town and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.
History
The commune was established on 6 April 1875 during the government of President Federico Errázuriz Zañartu, A railway station ...
and
Catemu
Catemu is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.
Geography
Catemu spans an area of .
Demographics
According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Catemu commune h ...
). The commune is represented in the
Senate
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by
Ignacio Walker Prieto (
PDC) and
Lily Pérez San Martín (
RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).
References
External links
*
Municipality of Rinconada
{{Communes in Valparaíso Region
Populated places in Los Andes Province
Communes of Chile
1897 establishments in Chile