Olmué

Olmué
—  Commune  —
Coat of arms
Olmué Location in Chile
Coordinates: 32°59′43″S 71°11′08″W / 32.99528°S 71.18556°W / -32.99528; -71.18556Coordinates: 32°59′43″S 71°11′08″W / 32.99528°S 71.18556°W / -32.99528; -71.18556
Country	Chile
Region	Valparaíso
Province	San Antonio
Government[1]
– Type	Municipality
– Alcalde	Tomás Aranda Miranda (PDC)
Area[2]
– Total	231.8 km2 (89.5 sq mi)
Population (2002 Census)[2]
– Total	14,105
– Density	60.8/km2 (157.6/sq mi)
– Urban	10,379
– Rural	3,726
Sex[2]
– Men	7,139
– Women	6,966
Time zone	CLT [3] (UTC-4)
– Summer (DST)	CLST [4] (UTC-3)
Area code(s)	56 + 33
Website	Municipality of Olmué

Plaza in Olmué.

Olmué is a Chilean commune located in the Marga Marga Province, Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of 231.8 km² (89 sq mi).^[2]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Olmué has 14,105 inhabitants (7,139 men and 6,966 women). Of these, 10,379 (73.6%) lived in urban areas and 3,726 (26.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 11.9% (1,502 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Olmué accounts for 1.10% of the regional population.^[2] The demonym for a man from Olmué is Olmueíno and Olmueína for a woman.

Administration

As a commune, Olmué 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 Tomás Aranda Miranda (PDC). The communal council has the following members:^[1]

• Macarena Eugenia Santelices Cañas (Ind./Pro-UDI)
• Sonia Muñoz Urrutia (PDC)
• Álvaro Zamora Pérez (PS)
• Yolanda Fátima Pablo Araya (PRI)
• Leonel Gómez Órdenes (PRSD)
• Ricardo Ghiorzi Gutiérrez (RN)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Olmué is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Marcelo Schilling (PS) and Mr. Arturo Squella (UDI) as part of the 12th electoral district, (together with Limache, Villa Alemana and Quilpué). The commune is represented in the Senate by Ignacio Walker Prieto (PDC) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) "Municipality of Olmué". http://www.muniolmue.cl/. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e} (Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php. Retrieved 28 July 2010. 
3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 
4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm. Retrieved 2010-07-28. 

External links

• (Spanish) Municipality of Olmué