Portezuelo, Chile
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Portezuelo
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| nickname =
| settlement_type = Commune
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| flag_alt = Flag
| image_shield =
| shield_alt = Coat of arms
| image_map = Comuna de Portezuelo.svg
| map_alt = Map of Portezuelo commune in the Ñuble Region
| map_caption = Map of Portezuelo commune in the Ñuble Region
| pushpin_map = Chile
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| pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile
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| coordinates = {{coord|36|32|S|72|26|W|region:CL-BI|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Chile
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Ñuble
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Itata
| government_footnotes = {{cite web |url=http://www.municipalidaddeportezuelo.cl/ |title=Municipality of Portezuelo|accessdate=28 July 2010|language=es}}
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_title = Alcalde
| leader_name = Modesto Sepúlveda Andrade
| leader_party = PDC
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| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 282.3
| population_as_of = 2012 Census
| population_total = 4903
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| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Urban
| population_blank1 = 1750
| population_blank2_title = Rural
| population_blank2 = 3720
| demographics_type1 = Sex
| demographics1_title1 = Men
| demographics1_info1 = 2,825
| demographics1_title2 = Women
| demographics1_info2 = 2,645
| 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 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |archivedate=2007-09-11 |df= }}
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| utc_offset_DST = -3
| elevation_m = 132
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| area_code = 56 + 42
| website = [http://www.municipalidaddeportezuelo.cl/ Municipality of Portezuelo]
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Portezuelo ({{IPA|es|poɾteˈswelo}}) is a Chilean town and commune in the Itata Province, Ñuble Region.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Portezuelo spans an area of {{convert|282.3|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} with 5,470 inhabitants (2,825 men and 2,645 women). Of these, 1,750 (32%) lived in urban areas and 3,720 (68%) in rural areas. The population fell by 8.4% (500 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Localities
Administration
As a commune, Portezuelo is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a communal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Modesto Sepúlveda Andrade (PDC). The communal council has the following members:
- Paulina Zamudio (Ind./Pro-PDC)
- Daniel Pastén (UDI)
- Pedro Fernández (Ind./PDC)
- Flavio Barrientos (Ind./RN)
- Marcelo Cortés (PRI)
- Melitón Aravena (PDC)
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Portezuel belongs to the 42nd electoral district and 12th senatorial constituency.
See also
References
External links
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.municipalidaddeportezuelo.cl/ Municipality of Portezuelo]
{{Communes in Ñuble Region}}