# Florida, Chile

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Not to be confused with [La Florida, Chile](/source/La_Florida,_Chile).

**Florida** (floˈɾiða) is a [Chilean](/source/Chile) [town](/source/List_of_towns_in_Chile) and [commune](/source/Communes_of_Chile) located in the [Concepción Province](/source/Concepci%C3%B3n_Province,_Chile), [Biobío Region](/source/Biob%C3%ADo_Region).

## Demographics

According to the 2002 [census](/source/Census) of the [National Statistics Institute](/source/National_Statistics_Institute_(Chile)), Florida spans an area of 608.6 km2 (235 sq mi) and has 10,177 inhabitants (5,231 men and 4,946 women). Of these, 3,875 (38.1%) lived in [urban areas](/source/Urban_area) and 6,302 (61.9%) in [rural areas](/source/Rural_area). Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population fell by 2.5% (260 persons).[3]

## Administration

As a commune, Florida 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 Juan Vergara Reyes. The communal council has the following members:[4]

- Aureliano Illanes ([PRI](/source/Regionalist_Party_of_the_Independents))
- Jorge Roa ([PDC](/source/Christian_Democratic_Party))
- Juan Contreras ([PS](/source/Socialist_Party_of_Chile))
- Agustin Montero ([RN](/source/National_Renewal_(Chile)))
- José Lizama ([UDI](/source/Independent_Democrat_Union))
- Renán Arriagada ([Ind.](/source/Independent_(politician)))

Within the [electoral divisions of Chile](/source/Electoral_divisions_of_Chile), Florida is represented in the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_Chile) by Sergio Bobadilla ([UDI](/source/Independent_Democratic_Union)) and Clemira Pacheco ([PS](/source/Socialist_Party_of_Chile)) as part of the 45th electoral district (together with [Tomé](/source/Tom%C3%A9), [Penco](/source/Penco), [Hualqui](/source/Hualqui), [Coronel](/source/Coronel,_Chile) and [Santa Juana](/source/Santa_Juana,_Chile)). The commune is represented in the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Chile) by Alejandro Navarro Brain ([MAS](/source/Broad_Social_Movement)) and Hosain Sabag Castillo ([PDC](/source/Christian_Democratic_Party)) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).

## 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 2010-08-21.

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 2010-08-21.

1. ["National Statistics Institute"](http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2010.

1. ["Municipality of Florida"](http://www.muniflorida.cl/) (in Spanish). Retrieved 21 August 2010.

## External links

- [Municipality of Florida](http://www.muniflorida.cl/)

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