Empedrado, Chile


Empedrado is a town and commune in the Talca Province of Chile's Maule Region.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Empedrado spans an area of and has 4,225 inhabitants. Of these, 2,499 lived in urban areas and 1,726 in rural areas. The population fell by 7.2% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Empedrado 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 Gonzalo Tejos Perez.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Empedrado is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pablo Lorenzini and Pedro Pablo Alvarez-Salamanca as part of the 38th electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Juan Antonio Coloma Correa and Andrés Zaldívar Larraín as part of the 10th senatorial constituency.