Mostazal () is a
Chile
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an
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
in
Cachapoal Province,
O'Higgins Region. The capital of the commune is the
city
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of San Francisco de Mostazal.
Geography
The commune spans an area of .
The ''Plaza de San Francisco'' has an elevation of .
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
National Statistics Institute, Mostazal has 21,866 inhabitants (11,038 men and 10,828 women). Of these, 17,903 (81.9%) lived in
urban area
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s and 3,963 (18.1%) in
rural area
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s. The population grew by 20.6% (3,728 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Mostazal is a third-level
administrative division of Chile administered by a
municipal council
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, headed by an
alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Sergio Medel Acosta. The council has the following members:
* Santiago Garate
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile, Mostazal is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies by Eugenio Bauer (
UDI) and Ricardo Rincón (
PDC) as part of the 33rd electoral district, together with
Graneros,
Codegua
Codegua () is a Chilean commune and city in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 10,796 and has an area of 286.9 km².
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Sta ...
,
Machalí,
Requínoa,
Rengo,
Olivar,
Doñihue,
Coinco,
Coltauco,
Quinta de Tilcoco and
Malloa. The commune is represented in the
Senate by
Andrés Chadwick Piñera (UDI) and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (
PS) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region).
See also
*
Sun Monticello
References
External links
*
Municipality of Mostazal
{{Communes in O'Higgins Region
Communes of Chile
Populated places in Cachapoal Province