Curacaví

Curacaví
—  City and Commune  —
Plaza de Armas in Curacaví
Location of the Curacaví commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region
Curacaví Location in Chile
Coordinates: 33°24′S 71°09′W / 33.4°S 71.15°W / -33.4; -71.15Coordinates: 33°24′S 71°09′W / 33.4°S 71.15°W / -33.4; -71.15
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metropolitan Region
Province	Melipilla Province
Government[1] [2]
– Type	Municipality
– Alcalde	Guillermo Barros Echenique (UDI)
Area[3]
– Total	693.2 km2 (267.6 sq mi)
Population (2002 Census)[3]
– Total	24,298
– Density	35.1/km2 (90.8/sq mi)
– Urban	15,645
– Rural	8,653
Sex[3]
– Men	12,351
– Women	11,947
Time zone	CLT [4] (UTC-4)
– Summer (DST)	CLST [5] (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	56 +
Website	Municipality of Curacaví

Curacaví is a city and commune in the Melipilla Province of central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Geography and climate

Immersed among the hills of the coastal mountain range, Curacaví occupies an area of 693.2 km² (268 sq mi)^[3] and borders the following communes: Casablanca, Quilpué, Lampa, Pudahuel, Maipú, Padre Hurtado, Melipilla, and María Pinto. The climate is mild Mediterranean with a long dry season with high temperatures in the summer and low temperatures in the winter.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Curacaví spans an area of 693.2 km² (268 sq mi) and has 24,298 inhabitants (12,351 men and 11,947 women). Of these, 15,645 (64.4%) lived in urban areas and 8,653 (35.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 27.5% (5,245 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.^[3]

Notable people

• Juan Williams Rebolledo Commander-in-chief of the Chilean Navy at the beginning of the War of the Pacific.
• Rosamel del Valle - Avant-garde poet

Administration

As a commune, Curacaví is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Guillermo Barros Echenique (UDI), and the council members are:^[2]

• Juan Pablo Barros Basso (Independent)
• Cristián Galdames Santibáñez (PS)
• Paul Alvarado Muñoz (PDC)
• Cristian Enrique Hernandez Villanueva (UDI)
• Leonardo Bravo Gómez (PDC)
• Emilio Madrid Barros (UDI)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Curacaví is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Denise Pascal (PS) and Gonzalo Uriarte (UDI) as part of the 31st electoral district, (together with Talagante, Peñaflor, El Monte, Isla de Maipo, Melipilla, María Pinto, Alhué, San Pedro and Padre Hurtado). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

Gallery

Photos of Curacaví

Ford of the Puangue River at Alhué near Curacaví.   "Tacitas" (cupules) on a boulder at the banks of the Puangue River.   A house at the museum Museo de la Vivienda Tradicional Rural Unifamiliar Chilena.

References

1. ^ (Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". http://www.municipalidadcuracavi.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) "Municipality of Curacaví". http://www.municipalidadcuracavi.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d e} (Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php. Retrieved 1 May 2010. 
4. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-05. 
5. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 2007-05-05. 

External links

• (Spanish) Municipality of Curacaví
• Curacavi.com