Palmilla
Palmilla is a Chilean city and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, the commune of Palmilla spans an area of and has 11,200 inhabitants. Of these, 2,088 lived in urban areas and 9,112 in rural areas. The population grew by 3.1% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
The urban area of Pamilla forms a conurbation with the city of Santa Cruz, to the south, totaling 20,691 inhabitants.Administration
As a commune, Palmilla is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Palmilla is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Ramón Barros and Mr. Juan Carlos Latorre as part of the 35th electoral district. The commune is represented in the Senate by Andrés Chadwick Piñera and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel as part of the 9th senatorial constituency.
