Molina, Chile

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Molina
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CountryChile
RegionMaule
ProvinceCuricó
Founded1834
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeFelipe Méndez
Area
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Population
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 • Rural
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Template:Pluralize from textMolinenseTemplate:Pluralize from text
Sex
 • Men19,392
 • Women19,129
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
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WebsiteOfficial website Template:In lang

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Molina is a Chilean city and commune in Curicó Province, Maule Region. Molina is named after Chilean Jesuit Juan Ignacio Molina.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Molina spans an area of 1,551.6 km2 (599 sq mi) and has 38,521 inhabitants (19,392 men and 19,129 women). Of these, 28,232 (73.3%) lived in urban areas and 10,289 (26.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 8% (2,847 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]

Administration

As a commune, Molina is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years.

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Molina is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Roberto León (PDC) and Celso Morales (UDI) as part of the 36th electoral district, together with Curicó, Teno, Romeral, Sagrada Familia, Hualañé, Licantén, Vichuquén and Rauco. The commune is represented in the Senate by Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI) and Andrés Zaldívar Larraín (PDC) as part of the 10th senatorial constituency (Maule-North).

Notable people

Climate

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References

  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Municipality of Molina" (in español). Retrieved 20 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b c d Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."National Statistics Institute" (in español). Retrieved 20 January 2010.
  3. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  4. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
  5. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hajek, Ernst; Castri, Francesco (1975). "Bioclimatografia de Chile" (PDF) (in español). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 November 2009. Retrieved 27 May 2024.

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