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Malloa (from Mapudungún mallohue, "place of the white clay") is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region.

Malloa
Town and Commune



Map of Malloa commune in the O'Higgins Region
Malloa
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 34°26′47″S 70°56′45″W
CountryChile
RegionO'Higgins Region
ProvinceCachapoal Province
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipality
Area
[2]
 • Total112.6 km2 (43.5 sq mi)
Elevation
254 m (833 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[2]
 • Total12,342
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Urban
4,709
 • Rural
8,163
Sex
[2]
 • Men6,666
 • Women6,206
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code(s)(+56) 72
WebsiteMunicipality of Malloa

Demographics


According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Malloa spans an area of 112.6 km2 (43 sq mi) and has 12,872 inhabitants (6,666 men and 6,206 women). Of these, 4,709 (36.6%) lived in urban areas and 8,163 (63.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 5.1% (620 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]


Administration


As a commune, Malloa is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years.[1]

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Malloa is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Eugenio Bauer (UDI) and Ricardo Rincón (PDC) as part of the 33rd electoral district, together with Mostazal, Graneros, Codegua, Machalí, Requínoa, Rengo, Olivar, Doñihue, Coinco, Coltauco and Quinta de Tilcoco. The commune is represented in the Senate by Andrés Chadwick Piñera (UDI) and Juan Pablo Letelier Morel (PS) as part of the 9th senatorial constituency (O'Higgins Region).


References


  1. "Municipality of Malloa" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  2. "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 November 2010.
  3. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.



На других языках

- [en] Malloa

[ru] Мальоа

Мальоа (исп. Malloa) — посёлок в Чили. Административный центр одноимённой коммуны. Население — 1706 человек (2002). Посёлок и коммуна входит в состав провинции Качапоаль и области Либертадор-Хенераль-Бернардо-О’Хиггинс.


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