Peralillo


Peralillo is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Peralillo spans an area of and has 9,729 inhabitants. Of these, 5,882 lived in urban areas and 3,847 in rural areas. The population grew by 6.4% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Peralillo 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, Peralillo 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 Alejandro García-Huidobro Sanfuentes and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel as part of the 9th senatorial constituency.