Papudo facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Papudo
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Town and Commune
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| Country |  Chile |
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| Region |  Valparaíso |
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| Province | Petorca | |||||
| Founded | 1857 | |||||
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| • Type | Municipality | |||||
| Area | ||||||
| • Total | 165.5 km2 (63.9 sq mi) | |||||
| Elevation | 145 m (476 ft) | |||||
| Population
(2012 Census)
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| • Total | 5,026 | |||||
| • Density | 30.369/km2 (78.654/sq mi) | |||||
| • Urban | 4,343 | |||||
| • Rural | 265 | |||||
| Demonym(s) | Papudano | |||||
| Sex | ||||||
| • Men | 2,382 | |||||
| • Women | 2,226 | |||||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) | |||||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) | |||||
| Area code(s) | 56 + 33 | |||||
| Website | Municipality of Papudo | |||||
Papudo is a small town and local area, called a commune, in Chile. It is located in the Petorca Province within the Valparaíso Region. Most people who live in Papudo all year round live in the main town. However, many new homes are being built for people from Santiago who visit or live there part-time. The entire Papudo commune covers an area of about 165.6 square kilometers.
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Papudo's Population
How Many People Live Here?
According to a special count of people, called a census, done in 2002, Papudo had 4,608 people living there. This number included 2,382 men and 2,226 women.
Most of these people, about 4,343 (which is 94.2%), lived in the main town area. The remaining 265 people (5.8%) lived in the countryside parts of the commune. Between 1992 and 2002, the number of people living in Papudo grew by 18.3%. This means 712 more people moved there during those ten years.
How Papudo is Governed
Local Government Structure
As a commune, Papudo is like a local district. It has its own government that helps run things. This local government is led by an alcalde, which is like a mayor. The alcalde is chosen by the people in an election every four years.
The current alcalde for Papudo is Rosa Prieto Valdes. She works with a group of people called the communal council. These council members help the alcalde make decisions for the community.
Representing Papudo in Chile
People from Papudo are also represented in Chile's national government. They have officials who speak for them in the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate. These are like the two main parts of Chile's parliament.
For example, people from Papudo are part of a larger area that elects members to the Chamber of Deputies. Currently, Eduardo Cerda and Andrea Molina represent this area. In the Senate, which is another part of the national government, Ignacio Walker Prieto and Lily Pérez San Martín represent the region that includes Papudo.
See also
In Spanish: Papudo para niños
