Chillon ( Spanish: Quillón ) is a city in Chile . The administrative center of the eponymous commune . The population is 7,285 people ( 2002 ). The city and commune is part of the province of Newble and the Bio Bio area .
| City and commune | |||
| Cillon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Spanish Quillón | |||
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| A country |  Chile | ||
| Region | Bio bio | ||
| Provinces | Newble | ||
| Commune | Cillon | ||
| Alcald | Jaime Catalán Saldías | ||
| History and Geography | |||
| Based | 1891 | ||
| Square | 423 km² | ||
| Center height | 58 m | ||
| Timezone | UTC − 4 ; in summer UTC − 3 | ||
| Population | |||
| Population | 15,475 people ( 2007 ) | ||
| Density | 36.58 people / km² | ||
| Katoykonim | Quillonense | ||
| Official language | Spanish | ||
| Other | |||
| Map |  Commune Cillon on the map of Bio Bio | ||
| quillon.cl (Spanish) | |||
The territory of the commune is 423 km². The population is 15,475 inhabitants (2007). The population density is 36.58 people / km².
Location
The city is located 53 km east of the administrative center of the region - the city of Concepcion and 35 km south-west of the administrative center of the province - the city of Chillan .
The commune borders:
- in the north - with the commune Rankil
- in the northeast - with the commune of Chillan
- in the east - with the commune of Bulnes
- in the southeast - with the commune of Pemuco
- in the south - with the commune of Yumbel , Cabrero
- in the west - with the commune of Florida
Demographics
According to information collected during the census by the National Institute of Statistics, the population of the commune is 15,475 people, of which 7,797 are men and 7,678 are women.
The population of the commune is 0.78% of the total population of the Bio-Bio region . 42.78% relate to the rural population and 57.22% to the urban population.