La Estrella, Chile

La Estrella
Town and Commune
Rodeo sport arena in La Estrella
Map of La Estrella commune in O'Higgins Region La Estrella Location in Chile
Coordinates (town): 34°12′17″S 71°39′15″W
Country	Chile
Region	O'Higgins
Province	Cardenal Caro
Government [1]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcaldesa	Angélica Silva Arrué
Area [2]
• Total	435 km^2 (168 sq mi)
Elevation	186 m (610 ft)
Population  (2012 Census)[3]
• Total	3,327
• Density	7.6/km^2 (20/sq mi)
• Urban	1,380
• Rural	2,841
Sex [2]
• Men	2,766
• Women	1,455
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[4])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Website	Municipality of La Estrella

La Estrella is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Estrella spans an area of 435 km² (168 sq mi) and has 4,221 inhabitants (2,766 men and 1,455 women). Of these, 1,380 (32.7%) lived in urban areas and 2,841 (67.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 51.9% (1,442 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.^[2]

Administration

As a commune, La Estrella 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 2021-2024 alcalde is Angélica Silva Arrué.^[1]

References

1. "Municipality of La Estrella" (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 September 2010.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
2. "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
3. Codigo 6202, La Estrella, Comisión Externa Revisora del Censo 2012 (August 2013). "Anexo 1. Población Reportada a Nivel Comunal" (PDF). Al Informe Final: Anexos (in Spanish). National Statistics Institute (INE). p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 December 2014.
4. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.
5. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipality of La Estrella