Buin | |
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 Coat of arms  Map of Buin commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region   Buin Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city):33°44′S70°44′W / 33.733°S 70.733°W /-33.733; -70.733 | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Santiago |
| Province | Maipo |
| Founded | 1844 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Ángel Bozán Ramos (IND) |
| Area | |
• Total | 214.1 km2 (82.7 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 483 m (1,585 ft) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 63,419 |
| • Density | 296.2/km2 (767.2/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 53,506 |
| • Rural | 9,913 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 31,440 |
| • Women | 31,979 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of Buin |
Buin is acity andcommune ofChile, in theMaipo Province, Metropolitan Region of Santiago, which forms part ofGreater Santiago. It is a city composed of the towns ofMaipo, Viluco, Linderos, Valdivia de Paine, Alto Jahuel, Los Guindos and El Recurso. Buin is located about 35 km (22 mi) south ofSantiago in theMaipo Valley wine region.
According to the 2002census of theNational Statistics Institute, Buin spans an area of 214.1 km2 (83 sq mi) and has 63,419 inhabitants (31,440 men and 31,979 women). Of these, 53,506 (84.4%) lived inurban areas and 9,913 (15.6%) inrural areas. The population grew by 20.1% (10,627 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, Buin is a third-leveladministrative division of Chile administered by amunicipal council, headed by analcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Ángel Bozán Ramos (IND).[1] The communal council has the following members:
Within theelectoral divisions of Chile, Buin is represented in theChamber of Deputies by Ramón Farías (PPD) and José Antonio Kast (UDI) as part of the 30th electoral district, (together withSan Bernardo,Paine andCalera de Tango). The commune is represented in theSenate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).
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