El Carmen is a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

commune A commune is an alternative term for an intentional community. Commune or comună or comune or other derivations may also refer to: Administrative-territorial entities * Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township ** Communes of ...

and

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Diguillín Province The Diguillín Province is the biggest of the three provinces of the Ñuble Region. Communes * Bulnes *Chillán Chillán () is the capital List of cities in Chile, city of the Ñuble Region in the Diguillín Province of Chile located about s ...

Ñuble Region The Ñuble Region ( es, Región de Ñuble), officially the Region of Ñuble ( es, Región de Ñuble), is — since 5 September 2018 – one of Chile's sixteen regions. It spans an area of , making it the smallest region in Chile in terms of area ...

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the

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, El Carmen spans an area of and has 12,845 inhabitants (6,567 men and 6,278 women). Of these, 4,426 (34.5%) lived in

urban area An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities ...

s and 8,419 (65.5%) in

rural area In general, a rural area or a countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities. Typical rural areas have a low population density and small settlements. Agricultural areas and areas with forestry typically are descr ...

s. The population fell by 9.3% (1316 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, El Carmen is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a

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, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Juan Diaz González ( Ind.). Within the electoral divisions of Chile, El Carmen is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Carlos Abel Jarpa ( PRSD) and Rosauro Martínez ( RN) as part of the 41st electoral district, together with

Chillán Chillán () is the capital List of cities in Chile, city of the Ñuble Region in the Diguillín Province of Chile located about south of the country's capital, Santiago, near the geographical center of the country. It is the capital of the new � ...

, Coihueco, Pinto, San Ignacio,

Pemuco Pemuco is a Chilean town and commune in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pemuco spans an area of and has 8,821 inhabitants (4,578 men and 4,243 women). Of these, ...

, Yungay and

Chillán Viejo Chillán Viejo is a city and commune (Spanish: ''comuna'') in the Diguillín Province of Chile Region of Ñuble According to the 2002 census, the population of the commune was 22,084 and it has an area of . History Originally, Chillán Viejo wa ...

. The commune is represented in the Senate by Victor Pérez Varela ( UDI) and Mariano Ruiz-Esquide Jara ( PDC) as part of the 13th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Coast).

References

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Municipality of El Carmen
{{Authority control Communes of Chile Populated places in Diguillín Province