# Collipulli > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Collipulli > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Collipulli.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collipulli > Source revision: 1347134867 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Collipulli | native_name = | other_name = | settlement_type = [City](/source/List_of_cities_in_Chile) and [Commune](/source/Communes_of_Chile) | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = Bandera Collipulli.png | flag_size = | flag_alt = Flag | image_shield = Escudo de Collipulli.svg | shield_size = | shield_alt = Coat of arms | nickname = | motto = | image_map = Comuna de Collipulli.svg | map_alt = Location of Collipulli within the Araucanía Region | map_caption = Location of Collipulli within the Araucanía Region | pushpin_map = Chile | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile | coordinates = {{coord|37|57|S|72|26|W|region:CL-AR|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = city | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = [Chile](/source/Chile) | subdivision_type1 = [Region](/source/Regions_of_Chile) | subdivision_type2 = [Province](/source/Provinces_of_Chile) | subdivision_name1 = [Araucanía](/source/Araucan%C3%ADa_Region) | subdivision_name2 = [Malleco](/source/Malleco_Province) | established_title = | established_date = 22 August 1884 | government_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=http://www.munitel.cl/ |title=Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades |accessdate=23 February 2011 |language=es |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110419202659/http://www.munitel.cl/ |archivedate=19 April 2011 }}{{Cite web |url = http://www.municipalidadcollipulli.cl/ |title=Municipality of Collipulli | accessdate=23 February 2011|language=es}} | government_type = [Municipality](/source/Municipality) | leader_party = [Independent](/source/Independent_politician) | leader_title = [Alcalde](/source/Alcalde) | leader_name = Manuel Macaya Ramírez | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = {{Cite web |url= http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php |title= National Statistics Institute |accessdate=13 December 2010|language=es}} | area_total_km2 = 1295.9 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 243 | population_total = 23321 | population_as_of = 2012 Census | population_footnotes = | population_density_km2 = auto | population_blank1_title = [Urban](/source/Urban_area) | population_blank1 = 16006 | population_blank2_title = [Rural](/source/Rural_area) | population_blank2 = 6348 | population_demonym = ''Collipullense'' | demographics_type1 = Sex | demographics1_footnotes = | demographics1_title1 = Men | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = ''country'' 56 + ''city'' 45 | website = [http://www.municipalidadcollipulli.cl/ Municipality of Collipulli] | footnotes = | pushpin_map_narrow = 1 | demographics1_info1 = 11,106 | demographics1_title2 = Women | demographics1_info2 = 11,248 |timezone = [CLT](/source/Time_in_Chile) | utc_offset = −4 |timezone_DST = [CLST](/source/Time_in_Chile) | utc_offset_DST = −3 }} '''Collipulli''' is a [city](/source/List_of_cities_in_Chile) and [commune](/source/Communes_of_Chile) forming part of the [Malleco Province](/source/Malleco_Province) in the [Araucanía Region](/source/Araucan%C3%ADa_Region) in southern [Chile](/source/Chile). Its name means "coloured lands" in the [Mapuche](/source/Mapuche) language spoken in the area. It has a population of 22,354 (2005) and an area of {{convert|1296|sqkm|0|abbr=on}}. Its current mayor is Manuel Macaya Ramírez. ==History== On 22 November 1867, the city was founded as a military fort during the [Occupation of Araucanía](/source/Occupation_of_Araucan%C3%ADa). No traces of the fort remain today. The fort was protected by defensive ditches and wooden stakes, and was supported by a series of bridges placed over the [Malleco River](/source/Malleco_River) and its tributaries. Other forts were established in the area, and settlers soon followed, developing the land for agriculture. [[File:Pmalleco.jpg|thumb|left|300px|The [Malleco Viaduct](/source/Malleco_Viaduct), a National Monument located in Collipulli.]] The [Malleco Viaduct](/source/Malleco_Viaduct), today a National Monument, was officially opened on 26 October 1890, by President [Manuel Balmaceda](/source/Manuel_Balmaceda). The viaduct served as a rapid and effective transportation system for trade and commerce. It sustained some damage in the major earthquake of 27 February 2010.{{cite web |url=http://www.lanacion.cl/teeerreemooootooo/noticias/2010-02-27/214421.html |title=lanacion.cl: TEEERREEMOOOOTOOO |website=www.lanacion.cl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100304074919/http://www.lanacion.cl/teeerreemooootooo/noticias/2010-02-27/214421.html |archive-date=2010-03-04}} ===Present day=== Collipulli's economy relies on farming, forestry, and services. Although the majority of the land is suitable for agriculture, an increasing area has been given to forestry in recent years. Mario Garbarini helped to found the firefighters company and was well known in Collipulli. ==Demographics== {{Historical populations |align=left |source={{cite web|url=https://www.ine.gob.cl/estadisticas/sociales/censos-de-poblacion-y-vivienda/censo-de-poblacion-y-vivienda|publisher=National Statistics Institute|title=Censo de Población y Vivienda}} |percentages=pagr |1875 |5839 |1885 |15989 |1895 |12284 |1907 |11714 |1920 |12484 |1930 |13544 |1940 |13847 |1952 |12954 |1970 |16446 |1982 |19422 |1992 |22767 |2002 |22354 |2017 |24598 |2024 |24303 }} According to the 2002 [census](/source/census) of the [National Statistics Institute](/source/National_Statistics_Institute_(Chile)), Collipulli spans an area of {{convert|1295.9|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 22,354 inhabitants (11,106 men and 11,248 women). Of these, 16,006 (71.6%) lived in [urban area](/source/urban_area)s and 6,348 (28.4%) in [rural area](/source/rural_area)s. The population fell by 1.8% (413 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. ==Administration== As a commune, Collipulli is a third-level [administrative division of Chile](/source/administrative_division_of_Chile) administered by a [municipal council](/source/municipal_council), headed by an [alcalde](/source/alcalde) who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Leopoldo Rosales Neira ([PS](/source/Socialist_Party_of_Chile)). Within the [electoral divisions of Chile](/source/electoral_divisions_of_Chile), Collipulli is represented in the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_Chile) by Gonzalo Arenas ([UDI](/source/Independent_Democratic_Union)) and Mario Venegas ([PDC](/source/Christian_Democratic_Party)) as part of the 48th electoral district, together with [Angol](/source/Angol), [Renaico](/source/Renaico), [Ercilla](/source/Ercilla%2C_Chile), [Los Sauces](/source/Los_Sauces), [Purén](/source/Pur%C3%A9n), [Lumaco](/source/Lumaco) and [Traiguén](/source/Traigu%C3%A9n). The commune is represented in the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Chile) by Alberto Espina Otero ([RN](/source/National_Renewal_(Chile))) and Jaime Quintana Leal ([PPD](/source/Party_for_Democracy_(Chile))) as part of the 14th senatorial constituency (Araucanía-North). ==References== ==External links== * {{in lang|es}} [http://www.municipalidadcollipulli.cl/ Municipality of Collipulli] {{Communes in Araucanía Region}} Category:Communes of Chile Category:Populated places established in 1867 Category:Populated places in Malleco Province Category:1867 establishments in Chile --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Collipulli](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collipulli) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collipulli?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.