Catemu
Catemu is a city and commune in the San Felipe de Aconcagua Province of central Chile's Valparaíso Region.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Catemu • Type — City and Commune • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Chile • Subdivision Type1 — Region • Subdivision Name1 — Valparaíso • Subdivision Type2 — Province • Subdivision Name2 — San Felipe de Aconcagua • Government Type — Municipality • Leader Title — Alcalde • Leader Name — Rodrigo Diaz Brito • Unit Pref — Metric • Area Total Km2 — 361.6 • Elevation M — 768 • Population Total — 13285 • Population As Of — 2012 Census • Population Density Km2 — auto • Population Blank1 Title — Urban • Population Blank1 — 6706 • Population Blank2 Title — Rural • Population Blank2 — 5406 • Demographics Type1 — Sex • Demographics1 Title1 — Men • Demographics1 Info1 — 6,172 • Demographics1 Title2 — Women • Demographics1 Info2 — 5,940 • Time Zone — CLT • Utc Offset — -4 • Time Zone Dst — CLST • Utc Offset Dst — -3 • Area Code — 56 + 34 • Website — Municipality of Catemu
Geography
Geography
Catemu spans an area of 361.6 sqkm.
Demographics
Demographics
According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Catemu commune had 12,112 inhabitants; of these, 6,706 (55.4%) lived in urban areas and 5,406 (44.6%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 6,172 men and 5,940 women. The population grew by 7.2% (817 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
Administration
As a commune, Catemu is a third-level administrative division of Chile, administered by a communal council (consejo comunal), which is headed by a directly elected alcalde. The current alcalde is Boris Luksic Nieto. The communal council has the following members: • María Salas Herrera • Pablo Pacheco Delgado • Aurora Medina Carvajal • Luís René Carvajal Leiva • Claudio Núñez Cataldo • María Sánchez Contreas Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Catemu is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Marco Antonio Núñez (PDC) and Gaspar Rivas (RN) as part of the 11th electoral district, together with Los Andes, San Esteban, Calle Larga, Rinconada, San Felipe, Putaendo, Santa María, Panquehue and Llaillay. The commune is represented in the Senate by Ignacio Walker Prieto (PDC) and Lily Pérez San Martín (RN) as part of the 5th senatorial constituency (Valparaíso-Cordillera).
Notable people
Notable people
• Olga Lehmann (1912–2001), visual artist born in Catemu • Monica Pidgeon (1913–2009), interior designer born in Catemu
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