San Esteban, Chile
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = San Esteban
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| settlement_type = City and Commune
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| flag_alt = Flag
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| shield_alt = Coat of arms
| image_map = Comuna de San Esteban.svg
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| pushpin_map = Chile
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| pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile
| coordinates = {{coord|32|47|57|S|70|34|49|W|region:CL-VL|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|Chile}}
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Valparaíso}}
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Los Andes
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| government_footnotes = {{Cite web |url = http://www.sanestebanmunicipalidad.cl/ |title=Municipality of San Esteban | accessdate=14 November 2010|language=es}}
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_party = Ind.
| leader_title = Alcalde
| leader_name = Christian Ortega Villagras
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 1361.6
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| elevation_m = 831
| population_total = 17090
| population_as_of = 2012 Census
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_blank1_title = Urban
| population_blank1 = 7542
| population_blank2_title = Rural
| population_blank2 = 6858
| demographics_type1 = Sex
| demographics1_title1 = Men
| demographics1_info1 = 7,298
| demographics1_title2 = Women
| demographics1_info2 = 7,102
| 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 }}
| 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 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |archivedate=2007-09-11 }}
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| area_code = 56 + 34
| website = [http://www.munisanesteban.cl/ Municipality of San Esteban]
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San Esteban ("St. Stephen" in Spanish) is a city and commune in the Los Andes Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region. The commune spans an area of {{convert|1361.6|sqkm|0|abbr=on}}.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Esteban spans an area of {{convert|1361.6|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 14,400 inhabitants (7,298 men and 7,102 women). Of these, 7,542 (52.4%) lived in urban areas and 6,858 (47.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.5% (2,247 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, San Esteban 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 2008-2012 alcalde is René Mardones Valencia (Ind.).
- Julio Figueroa Contreras
- Geovanna Serey Lizana
- Gabriel Bianchini Frost
- Julio Contreras Tapia
- Alejo Rodriguez Toledo
- Benjamin Olguin Cáceres
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Esteban is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Marco Antonio Núñez (PDC) and Gaspar Rivas (RN) as part of the 11th electoral district, (together with Los Andes, Calle Larga, Rinconada, San Felipe, Putaendo, Santa María, Panquehue, Llaillay and Catemu). The commune is represented in the Senate by Ignacio Walker Prieto (PDC) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).{{Update after|2021|9|5}}
References
External links
{{commons category|San Esteban, Chile}}
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.munisanesteban.cl/Municipality of San Esteban]
{{Communes in Valparaíso Region}}