San Vicente de Tagua Tagua, or just San Vicente, is a

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in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the

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, San Vicente spans an area of and had 40,253 inhabitants (20,095 men and 20,158 women). Of these, 21,965 (54.6%) lived in

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s and 18,288 (45.4%) in

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s. The population grew by 14.5% (5,086 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2012 census reported 44,046 inhabitants, an increase of 9.4% from 2002 to 2012.Codigo 6117, San Vicente,

Administration

As a commune, San Vicente is a third-level

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administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Vicente is represented in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, Chamber of Deputies by Alejandra Sepúlveda (Regionalist Party of the Independents, PRI) and Javier Macaya (Independent Democratic Union, UDI) as part of the 34th electoral district, together with San Fernando, Chile, San Fernando, Chimbarongo, Peumo, Pichidegua and Las Cabras, Chile, Las Cabras. The commune is represented in the Senate of Chile, Senate by Andrés Chadwick, Andrés Chadwick Piñera (UDI) and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (Socialist Party of Chile, PS) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region).

Archaeology

Tagua-Tagua represents a very early Paleo-Indian archaeological site, and it is dated to 11,380 ±380 ¹⁴C yr BP (before present). This is an ancient pleistocene site where humans butchered large animals that they hunted. The site was discovered in the 1860s. An upper, younger stratum is about 1 m below the surface. The older stratum is about 2.4 m below the surface, and contains chipped stone tools. Horse and mastodon remains are represented, as well as smaller animals.

Notes and references

External links

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Municipality of San Vicente de Tagua Tagua
{{Authority control Communes of Chile Populated places in Cachapoal Province Pre-Clovis archaeological sites in the Americas