# Sagrada Familia, Chile

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**Sagrada Familia** ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language) meaning "Holy Family") is a [Chilean](/source/Chile) [town](/source/List_of_towns_in_Chile) and [commune](/source/Communes_of_Chile) in [Curicó Province](/source/Curic%C3%B3_Province), [Maule Region](/source/Maule_Region).

## Demographics

According to the 2002 [census](/source/Census) of the [National Statistics Institute](/source/National_Statistics_Institute_(Chile)), Sagrada Familia spans an area of 548.8 km2 (212 sq mi) and has 17,519 inhabitants (9,108 men and 8,411 women). Of these, 5,080 (29%) lived in [urban areas](/source/Urban_area) and 12,439 (71%) in [rural areas](/source/Rural_area). The population grew by 3.7% (625 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]

## Administration

As a commune, Sagrada Familia 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 Francisco Meléndez Rojas ([PS](/source/Socialist_Party_of_Chile)).[4]

Within the [electoral divisions of Chile](/source/Electoral_divisions_of_Chile), Sagrada Familia is represented in the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_Chile) by Roberto León ([PDC](/source/Christian_Democratic_Party)) and Celso Morales ([UDI](/source/Independent_Democratic_Union)) as part of the 36th electoral district, together with [Curicó](/source/Curic%C3%B3), [Teno](/source/Teno,_Chile), [Romeral](/source/Romeral), [Molina](/source/Molina,_Chile), [Hualañé](/source/Huala%C3%B1%C3%A9), [Licantén](/source/Licant%C3%A9n), [Vichuquén](/source/Vichuqu%C3%A9n) and [Rauco](/source/Rauco). The commune is represented in the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Chile) by Juan Antonio Coloma Correa (UDI) and [Andrés Zaldívar Larraín](/source/Andr%C3%A9s_Zald%C3%ADvar) (PDC) as part of the 10th senatorial constituency (Maule-North).

## 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 20 January 2010.

1. ["Municipality of Sagrada Familia"](http://www.sagradafamilia.cl) (in Spanish). Retrieved 20 January 2011.

## External links

- (in Spanish) [Municipality of Sagrada Familia](http://www.sagradafamilia.cl)

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