El Carmen, Chile
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El Carmen | |
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 Map of the commune of El Carmen in the Ñuble Region | |
  El Carmen Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 36°53′53″S 72°01′35″W / 36.89806°S 72.02639°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Ñuble |
| Province | Diguillín |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Juan Diaz González (Ind.) |
| Area | |
• Total | 664.3 km2 (256.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 224 m (735 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[3] | |
• Total | 12,277 |
| • Density | 18.48/km2 (47.87/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 4,426 |
| • Rural | 8,419 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 6,567 |
| • Women | 6,278 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[4]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[5]) |
| Area code | 56 + 42 |
| Website | Municipality of El Carmen |
El Carmen is a Chilean commune and town in Diguillín Province, Ñuble Region.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, El Carmen spans an area of 664.3 km2 (256 sq mi) and has 12,845 inhabitants (6,567 men and 6,278 women). Of these, 4,426 (34.5%) lived in urban areas and 8,419 (65.5%) in rural areas. The population fell by 9.3% (1316 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]
