Hualpén () is a
Chile
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an
city
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and
commune belonging to
Concepción Province and the
Biobío Region
The Biobío Region ( ) 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: Arauco, Biobío and C ...
. It is part of the
conurbation
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of
Greater Concepción. The commune spans an area of .
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
National Statistics Institute, Hualpén had 86,722 inhabitants. Of these, 85,928 (99.1%) lived in
urban area
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s and 794 (0.9%) in
rural area
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s. The population fell by 5.7% (5,239 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Hualpén is a third-level
administrative division of Chile
The administrative division or territorial organization of Chile exemplifies characteristics of a unitary state. State administration is functionally and geographically decentralized, as appropriate for each authority in accordance with the law ...
administered by a
municipal council
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, headed by an
alcalde
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("alcalde" in Spanish; alcalde and major, in English) who is directly elected every four years. The current major is Felipe Figueroa
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile
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# Chamber of Deputies of Chile, Chamber of Deputies and Senate of Chile, Senate: Chile is divided into electoral districts and senatorial constituencies for ...
, Hualpén is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies
The chamber of deputies is the lower house in many bicameral legislatures and the sole house in some unicameral legislatures.
Description
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by Jorge Ulloa (
UDI Udi may refer to:
Places
* Udi, Enugu, a local government areas and city in Nigeria
* Udi Hills, Enugu State, Nigeria
* Udi, a place in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, India
People Given name
* Udi Aloni (born 1959), Israeli-American film ...
) and Cristián Campos (
PDC) as part of the 43rd electoral district, (together with
Talcahuano
Talcahuano () (From Mapudungun ''Tralkawenu'', "Thundering Sky") is a port city and commune in the Biobío Region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Concepción conurbation. Talcahuano is located in the south of the Central Zone of Chile.
...
). The commune is represented in the
Senate
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by Alejandro Navarro Brain (
MAS) and Hosain Sabag Castillo (PDC) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).
See also
*
Acanthogonatus hualpen
Illustrious (Notable) People
*
Gonzalo Jara Reyes. Former international professional footballer.
References
External links
*
Municipality of Hualpén
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Communes of Chile
Populated places in Concepción Province
2004 establishments in Chile