Buin, Chile
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Buin |
| native_name_lang | es |
| settlement_type | City and Commune |
| image_skyline | Municipalidad, Buin 20230723.jpg |
| image_caption | City Hall |
| flag_alt | Flag |
| image_shield | Escudo de Buin.svg |
| shield_alt | Coat of arms |
| image_map | Comuna de Buin.svg |
| map_caption | Map of Buin commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| map_alt | Map of Buin commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region |
| pushpin_map | Chile |
| pushpin_map_narrow | yes |
| pushpin_label_position | bottom |
| pushpin_map_alt | Location in Chile |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Chile |
| coordinates | |
| coor_pinpoint | city |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | Chile |
| subdivision_type1 | Region |
| subdivision_name1 | Santiago |
| subdivision_type2 | Province |
| subdivision_name2 | Maipo |
| established_title | Founded |
| established_date | 1844 |
| government_footnotes | |
| government_type | Municipality |
| leader_title | Alcalde |
| leader_name | Ángel Bozán Ramos |
| leader_party | IND |
| unit_pref | Metric |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 214.1 |
| elevation_m | 483 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 96614 |
| population_as_of | 2017 census |
| population_density_km2 | auto |
| demographics_type1 | Sex |
| demographics1_footnotes | |
| demographics1_title1 | Men |
| demographics1_info1 | 47,575 |
| demographics1_title2 | Women |
| demographics1_info2 | 49,039 |
| timezone | CLT |
| utc_offset | −4 |
| timezone_DST | CLST |
| utc_offset_DST | −3 |
| area_code | 56 + |
| website | Municipality of Buin |
| :: |
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::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2d/Centro_Cultural,_Buin_20230723_02.jpg" caption="Cultural center"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/84/Monumento_Arturo_Prat,_Buin,Chile-_panoramio.jpg" caption="Arturo Prat monument"] ::
::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Iglesia_de_los_Santos_Ángeles_Custodios,_Buin_20230723.jpg" caption="Iglesia de los Santos Ángeles Custodios"] ::
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Buin spans an area of 214.1 sqkm and has 63,419 inhabitants (31,440 men and 31,979 women). Of these, 53,506 (84.4%) lived in urban areas and 9,913 (15.6%) in rural areas. The population grew by 20.1% (10,627 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. In the 2017 census, Buin's population had increased to 96,614, with 47,575 men and 49,039 women.
Administration
As a commune, Buin 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 2012-2016 alcalde is Ángel Bozán Ramos (IND). The communal council has the following members:
- Patricio Silva Gonzalez (PPD)
- Hernán Henriquez Parrao (PRSD)
- Miguel Araya Lobos (UDI)
- Ramon Calderón Hormazábal (PDC)
- Sandra Meneses Tapia (PPD)
- Nicolás Romo Contreras (UDI)
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Buin is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Ramón Farías (PPD) and José Antonio Kast (UDI) as part of the 30th electoral district, (together with San Bernardo, Paine and Calera de Tango). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).
Notable people
Sports
- Claudio Bravo (born 1983), Former footballer
References
References
- "Municipality of Buin".
- "National Statistics Institute".
- "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
- "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
- "Buin Reporte Comunal". Biblioteca del Congreso Nacional de Chile.
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