Placilla
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Placilla
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = Town and Commune
| image_skyline =
| image_alt =
| image_caption =
| image_flag = Flag of Placilla, Chile.svg
| flag_alt = Flag
| image_shield = Escudo de Placilla.svg
| shield_alt = Coat of arms
| image_map = Comuna de Placilla.svg
| map_alt = Map of Placilla commune in O'Higgins Region
| map_caption = Map of Placilla commune in O'Higgins Region
| pushpin_map = Chile
| pushpin_map_narrow = yes
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile
| coordinates_footnotes =
| coor_pinpoint = city
| coordinates = {{coord|34|38|15|S|71|07|30|W|region:CL-LI|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flagicon|Chile}} Chile
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon|O'Higgins}} O'Higgins
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = {{flagicon|Colchagua}} Colchagua
| established_title =
| established_date =
| founder =
| seat_type =
| seat =
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Alcalde
| leader_name = Marcelo González Farías
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 146.9
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 234
| population_total = 8277
| population_as_of = 2012 Census
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_blank1_title = Urban
| population_blank1 = 2114
| population_blank2_title = Rural
| population_blank2 = 5964
| demographics_type1 = Sex
| demographics1_title1 = Men
| demographics1_info1 = 4,134
| demographics1_title2 = Women
| demographics1_info2 = 3,944
| timezone = CLT{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |accessdate=2010-07-28 |title=Chile Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100713071639/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |archive-date=2010-07-13 |url-status=dead }}
| utc_offset = -4
| timezone_DST = CLST{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |accessdate=2010-07-28 |title=Chile Summer Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |archive-date=2007-09-11 |url-status=dead }}
| utc_offset_DST = -3
| postal_code_type =
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| area_code = (+56) 72
| website = [http://www.municipalidadplacilla.cl/ Municipality of Placilla]
| footnotes =
}}
Placilla is a Chilean town and commune in Colchagua Province, O'Higgins Region.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Placilla spans an area of {{convert|146.9|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 8,078 inhabitants (4,134 men and 3,944 women). Of these, 2,114 (26.2%) lived in urban areas and 5,964 (73.8%) in rural areas. The population grew by 3.6% (279 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Placilla 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 2012–2016 mayor was José Joaquín Latorre Muñoz (PDC); Latorre, however, died as a consequence of a car crash on 22 July 2013. Latorre had previously held the mayoral office between 1992 and 2008.{{cite news|url=http://www.elrancaguino.cl/rancaguino/noticias.php?cod=4778|title=Falleció alcalde de Placilla luego de protagonizar accidente de tránsito|date=22 July 2013|work=El Rancagüino|publisher=Sociedad Informativa Regional|language=Spanish|location=Rancagua, Chile|accessdate=22 July 2013|url-status=live|archivedate=22 October 2013|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131022032423/http://www.elrancaguino.cl/rancaguino/noticias.php?cod=4778}} He was succeeded by Tulio Contreras Álvarez, a member of the local council, who has been reelected until 2024. He died in 2022, during his third term as mayor of Placilla, and was succeeded by Marcelo González, also a Christian Democrat.
References
External links
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20160110181931/http://municipalidadplacilla.cl/ Municipality of Placilla]
{{Communes in O'Higgins Region}}