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According to Chilean law, a single municipality may administer one or more communes, though currently, the only such case is the municipality of Cabo de Hornos, which administers the communes of Antártica and Cabo de Hornos. [1] Chile's 346 communes are grouped into 56 provinces (provincia, pl. provincias), which are themselves grouped into 16 ...
As a commune, Los Lagos 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 2008-2012 alcalde is Samuel Torres Sepúlveda . [1] [2]
As a commune, Cerrillos 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 2012-2016 mayor is Arturo Aguirre Gacitúa , and the council has the following members: [2] [3] Juan De Dios Jiménez Retamal ; Orfilia Castro Tobar
The municipal council is composed by six members of Chile Vamos (conservatives), one Christian Democrat and three Social Democrats, plus the mayor Rodolfo Carter (Chile Vamos) Within the electoral divisions of Chile , La Florida is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Gustavo Hasbún ( UDI ) and Camila Vallejo-Dowling ( PC ) as part of the ...
The Unidad de Fomento (UF) is a unit of account used in Chile. It is a non-circulating currency; [1] the exchange rate between the UF and the Chilean peso is constantly adjusted for inflation so that the purchasing power of the Unidad de Fomento remains almost constant on a daily basis during low inflation. It was created on 20 January 1967 ...
As a commune, Santiago is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor who is directly elected every four years. For the 2024-2028 term, the mayor is Mario Desbordes Jiménez ( RN ), and the communal council has the following members: [ 8 ]
Victoria is a city and commune in Malleco Province of La Araucanía Region, Chile.It is the second most populous city in the Malleco Province, and is the gateway to the area known as Araucanía Andina, with attractions such as the Tolhuaca National Park, the Tolhuaca Hot Springs, Malalcahuello National Reserve, and the communes of Curacautín and Lonquimay.
A caricature of Joseph Stalin during a pro-Allied rally in Santiago, 1943. In 1948, on the initiative of Chilean President Gabriel González Videla, the Chilean National Congress enacted the Permanent Defense of Democracy Law (Spanish: Ley de Defensa Permanente de la Democracia, Ley N° 8.987), referred to by many as the Damned Law (Ley Maldita), which outlawed the Communist Party of Chile and ...