# Pinto, Chile

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Town and Commune in Ñuble, Chile

Pinto Town and Commune Map of Pinto commune in the Ñuble Region Pinto Location in Chile Coordinates: 36°42′13″S 71°53′32″W / 36.70361°S 71.89222°W / -36.70361; -71.89222 Country Chile Region Ñuble Province Diguillín Government [1][2] • Type Municipality • Alcalde Wyatt Mathis (UDI) Area [3] • Total 1,164.0 km2 (449.4 sq mi) Elevation 290 m (950 ft) Population (2012 Census)[3] • Total 10,673 • Density 9.1692/km2 (23.748/sq mi) • Urban 4,278 • Rural 5,597 Sex [3] • Men 5,035 • Women 4,840 Time zone UTC-4 (CLT[4]) • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST[5]) Area code 56 + 42 Website Municipality of Pinto

**Pinto** is a [Chilean](/source/Chile) [town](/source/List_of_towns_in_Chile) and [commune](/source/Communes_of_Chile) in [Diguillín Province](/source/Diguill%C3%ADn_Province), [Ñuble Region](/source/%C3%91uble_Region). It is bordered by the commune of [Coihueco](/source/Coihueco) to the north, [Chillán](/source/Chill%C3%A1n) and [San Ignacio](/source/San_Ignacio%2C_Chile) to the west, and [El Carmen](/source/El_Carmen%2C_Chile) and [Antuco](/source/Antuco%2C_Chile) to the south. The commune shares its eastern border with the [Argentine](/source/Argentina) province of [Neuquén](/source/Neuqu%C3%A9n_Province).

## Demographics

According to the 2002 [census](/source/Census) of the [National Statistics Institute](/source/National_Statistics_Institute_(Chile)), Pinto spans an area of 1,164 km2 (449 sq mi) and has 9,875 inhabitants (5,035 men and 4,840 women). Of these, 4,278 (43.3%) lived in [urban areas](/source/Urban_area) and 5,597 (56.7%) in [rural areas](/source/Rural_area). The population grew by 10.6% (943 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses . Within ten population increases by 10.6%.[3]

## Administration

As a commune, Pinto 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 Fernando Chavez Guiñez ([UDI](/source/Independent_Democratic_Union)).[1][2]

Within the [electoral divisions of Chile](/source/Electoral_divisions_of_Chile), Pinto is represented in the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_Chile) by Carlos Abel Jarpa ([PRSD](/source/Social_Democrat_Radical_Party)) and Rosauro Martínez ([RN](/source/National_Renewal_(Chile))) as part of the 41st electoral district, together with [Chillán](/source/Chill%C3%A1n), [Coihueco](/source/Coihueco), [San Ignacio](/source/San_Ignacio%2C_Chile), [El Carmen](/source/El_Carmen%2C_Chile), [Pemuco](/source/Pemuco), [Yungay](/source/Yungay%2C_Chile) and [Chillán Viejo](/source/Chill%C3%A1n_Viejo). The commune is represented in the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Chile) by Victor Pérez Varela (UDI) and Mariano Ruiz-Esquide Jara ([PDC](/source/Christian_Democratic_Party)) as part of the 13th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Coast).

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Munitel_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Munitel_1-1) ["Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150503205949/http://www.municipalidaddepinto.cl/) (in Spanish). Archived from [the original](http://www.municipalidaddepinto.cl/) on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Official_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Official_2-1) ["Municipality of Pinto"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150503205949/http://www.municipalidaddepinto.cl/) (in Spanish). Archived from [the original](http://www.municipalidaddepinto.cl/) on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 23 February 2011.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-INE_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-INE_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-INE_3-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-INE_3-3) ["National Statistics Institute"](http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php) (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["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 September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["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 September 11, 2007. Retrieved 2010-07-28.

## External links

- (in Spanish) [Municipality of Pinto](http://www.municipalidaddepinto.cl/) [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150503205949/http://www.municipalidaddepinto.cl/) 2015-05-03 at the [Wayback Machine](/source/Wayback_Machine)

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