San Rafael ( Spanish: San Rafael ) - a village in Chile . The administrative center of the eponymous commune . The population is 3,482 people ( 2002 ). The village and commune are part of the province of Talca and the Maule region .
| Village and commune | |||
| San rafael | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish San rafael | |||
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| A country |  Chile | ||
| Region | Maule | ||
| Provinces | Talcum powder | ||
| Commune | San rafael | ||
| Alcald | Luis Moraga Cáceres | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Square | 263.5 km² | ||
| Center height | 127 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 4 ; in summer UTC − 3 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 8,091 people ( 2007 ) | ||
| Density | 30.71 people / km² | ||
| Katoykonim | Sanrafaelino / a | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| Other | |||
| Map |  Commune San Rafael on the map of the Maule region | ||
| munisanrafael.cl (Spanish) | |||
The territory of the commune is 263.5 km². The population is 8,091 inhabitants (2007). The population density is 30.71 people / km².
Location
The village is located 18 km northeast of the administrative center of the region of Talca .
The commune borders:
- in the north - with the communes of Sagrada Familia , Molina
- in the east - with the commune of Rio Claro
- in the south - with the communes of Talca , Pelarko
- in the west - with Penkaue commune
Demographics
According to information collected during the census by the National Institute of Statistics, the population of the commune is 8091 people, of which 4056 are men and 4035 are women.
The population of the commune is 0.83% of the total population of the Maule region. 51.21% are rural and 48.79% are urban.
Links
- Official site of the commune (inaccessible link - history )