Máfil (Mapudungun for embraced between rivers) is a town and commune of the Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region in southern Chile, about 30 km northeast of Valdivia. The main economic activities of Máfil are forestry, cattle farming, cultivation and gold and coal mining the Madre de Dios and Mulpún areas. Its population was 7,213 persons per the 2002 census.

Máfil
Town and Commune
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Coordinates: 39°39′S 72°57′W
Country	Chile
Region	Los Rios
Province	Valdivia
Founded	17 July 1964
Government [1]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Moira Henzi Becker
Area [2]
• Total	582.7 km2 (225.0 sq mi)
Elevation	14 m (46 ft)
Population  (2012 Census)[2]
• Total	7,006
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
• Urban	3,796
• Rural	3,417
Sex [2]
• Men	3,773
• Women	3,440
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[3])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code(s)	56 + 63
Website	Municipality of Máfil

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Máfil spans an area of 582.7 km² (225 sq mi) and has 7,213 inhabitants (3,773 men and 3,440 women). Of these, 3,796 (52.6%) lived in urban areas and 3,417 (47.4%) in rural areas. The population fell by 7% (547 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]

Administration

As a commune, Máfil is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Moira Henzi Becker.[1]

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Máfil is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Alfonso De Urresti (PS) and Mr. Roberto Delmastro (RN) as part of the 53rd electoral district, together with Valdivia, Lanco, Mariquina and Corral. The commune is represented in the Senate during the 2014–2022 period by Alfonso de Urresti (PS) and Ena von Baer (UDI) as part of the 16th senatorial constituency (Los Ríos Region).

References

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipality of Máfil

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