Florida () 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 ...
an
town
A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world.
Origin and use
The word "town" shares an ori ...
and
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 ...
located in the
Concepción Province,
Biobío Region
The Biobío Region ( es, Región del Biobío ), is one of Chile's sixteen regions (first-order administrative divisions). With a population of 1.5 million, thus being the third most populated region in Chile, it is divided into three provinces: ...
.
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
National Statistics Institute, Florida spans an area of and has 10,177 inhabitants (5,231 men and 4,946 women). Of these, 3,875 (38.1%) lived in
urban area
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s and 6,302 (61.9%) in
rural area
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s. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 2.5% (260 persons).
Administration
As a commune, Florida is a third-level
administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an
alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Juan Vergara Reyes. The communal council has the following members:
* Aureliano Illanes (
PRI)
* Jorge Roa (
PDC)
* Juan Contreras (
PS)
* Agustin Montero (
RN)
* José Lizama (
UDI)
* Renán Arriagada (
Ind.)
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile, Florida is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies by Sergio Bobadilla (
UDI) and Clemira Pacheco (
PS) as part of the 45th electoral district, (together with
Tomé,
Penco,
Hualqui
Hualqui () is a Chilean city and commune in the Concepción Province, Biobio Region. It is also part of the Greater Concepcion conurbation, although it maintains a rural profile. It had a population of 24,333 inhabitants according to the 201 ...
,
Coronel and
Santa Juana). The commune is represented in the
Senate by Alejandro Navarro Brain (
MAS) and Hosain Sabag Castillo (
PDC) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).
References
External links
Municipality of Florida
{{Communes in Biobío Region
Communes of Chile
Populated places in Concepción Province