# Cabildo, Chile

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**Cabildo** is a [Chilean](/source/Chile) [city](/source/List_of_cities_in_Chile) and [commune](/source/Communes_of_Chile) located in the [Petorca Province](/source/Petorca_Province), [Valparaíso Region](/source/Valpara%C3%ADso_Region). The commune spans an area of 1,455.3 km2 (562 sq mi).[3]

## Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Cabildo had 18,916 inhabitants; of these, 12,453 (65.8%) lived in [urban areas](/source/Urban_area) and 6,463 (34.2%) in [rural areas](/source/Rural_area). At that time, there were 9,466 men and 9,450 women. The population grew 8.0% (1,396 persons) from the 1992 census count of 17,520.[3]

## Administration

As a commune, Cabildo is a third-level [administrative division of Chile](/source/Administrative_division_of_Chile) administered by a communal council, headed by an [alcalde](/source/Alcalde) who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Eduardo Cerda Lecaros. The communal council has the following members:[4]

- Fernando Rodrigo Olmos Saavedra: ([RN](/source/National_Renewal_(Chile)))
- Alberto Patricio Aliaga Díaz ([DC](/source/Christian_Democratic_Party))
- Margarita Mora Olivares (DC)
- Ricardo Abel Altamirano Olguín
- Sonia María Aguilera Sánchez (RN)
- Juana Isabel Zamora Olmos (RN)

Within the [electoral divisions of Chile](/source/Electoral_divisions_of_Chile), Cabildo is represented in the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_Chile) by Eduardo Cerda (PDC) and [Andrea Molina](/source/Andrea_Molina) ([UDI](/source/Independent_Democratic_Union)) as part of the 10th electoral district, (together with [La Ligua](/source/La_Ligua), [Petorca](/source/Petorca), [Papudo](/source/Papudo), [Zapallar](/source/Zapallar), [Puchuncaví](/source/Puchuncav%C3%AD), [Quintero](/source/Quintero), [Nogales](/source/Nogales,_Chile), [Calera](/source/Calera,_Chile), [La Cruz](/source/La_Cruz,_Chile), [Quillota](/source/Quillota) and [Hijuelas](/source/Hijuelas)).[needs update] The commune is represented in the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Chile) by [Ignacio Walker Prieto](/source/Ignacio_Walker) (PDC) and [Lily Pérez San Martín](/source/Lily_P%C3%A9rez_San_Mart%C3%ADn) ([RN](/source/National_Renewal_(Chile))) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).[needs update]

## References

1. ["Chile Time"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm). WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from [the original](http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm) on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

1. ["Chile Summer Time"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm). WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from [the original](http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm) on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

1. ["National Statistics Institute"](http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2010.

1. ["Municipality of Cabildo"](http://www.municipiocabildo.cl/) (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 July 2010.

## External links

- (in Spanish) [Municipality of Cabildo](http://www.municipiocabildo.cl/)

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