Los Lagos, Chile
Los Lagos is a Chilean city and commune in Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region.Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Los Lagos spans an area of and has 20,168 inhabitants. Of these, 9,479 lived in urban areas and 10,689 in rural areas. The population grew by 8.6% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
It has a large German presence alike the entire Los Rios and Los Lagos Regions.Administration
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.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Los Lagos is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Enrique Jaramillo and Gastón Von Mühlenbrock as part of the 54th electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Andrés Allamand and Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle as part of the 16th senatorial constituency.
