Catemu


City and Commune in Valparaíso, Chile



































Catemu

City and Commune


Map of the Catemu commune in the Valparaíso Region


Location in Chile

Location in Chile

Catemu



Location in Chile

Coordinates: 32°52′58″S 70°38′54″W / 32.88278°S 70.64833°W / -32.88278; -70.64833Coordinates: 32°52′58″S 70°38′54″W / 32.88278°S 70.64833°W / -32.88278; -70.64833
Country
 Chile
Region
 Valparaíso
ProvinceSan Felipe de Aconcagua
Government
[1]

 • TypeMunicipality
 • Alcalde
Boris Luksic Nieto
Area
[2]

 • Total361.6 km2 (139.6 sq mi)
Elevation

768 m (2,520 ft)
Population
(2012 Census)[2]

 • Total13,285
 • Density37/km2 (95/sq mi)
 • Urban

6,706
 • Rural

5,406
Sex
[2]

 • Men6,172
 • Women5,940
Time zone
UTC-4 (CLT [3])
 • Summer (DST)
UTC-3 (CLST [4])
Area code(s)56 + 34
WebsiteMunicipality of Catemu

Catemu is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.




Contents





  • 1 Geography


  • 2 Demographics


  • 3 Administration


  • 4 Notable people


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links




Geography


Catemu spans an area of 361.6 km2 (140 sq mi).[2]



Demographics


According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Catemu commune had 12,112 inhabitants; of these, 6,706 (55.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,406 (44.6%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,172 men and 5,940 women. The population grew by 7.2% (817 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]



Administration


As a commune, Catemu is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a communal council (consejo comunal), which is headed by a directly elected alcalde. The current alcalde is Boris Luksic Nieto. The communal council has the following members:[1]


  • María Salas Herrera

  • Pablo Pacheco Delgado

  • Aurora Medina Carvajal

  • Luís René Carvajal Leiva

  • Claudio Núñez Cataldo

  • María Sánchez Contreas

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Catemu is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Marco Antonio Núñez (PDC) and Mr. Gaspar Rivas (RN) as part of the 11th electoral district, (together with Los Andes, San Esteban, Calle Larga, Rinconada, San Felipe, Putaendo, Santa María, Panquehue and Llaillay). 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).



Notable people



  • Olga Lehmann (1912–2001), visual artist born in Catemu


  • Monica Pidgeon (1913–2009), interior designer born in Catemu


References



  1. ^ ab "Municipality of Catemu" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2009-06-29. Retrieved 29 July 2010..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em


  2. ^ abcde "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2010.


  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.


  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.



External links


  • Municipality of Catemu







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