Coltauco
Town and Commune
Map of Coltauco in the O'Higgins Region Coltauco Location in Chile
Coordinates: 34°18′0″S 71°06′0″W / 34.30000°S 71.10000°W / -34.30000; -71.10000
Country	Chile
Region	O'Higgins Region
Province	Cachapoal Province
Government [1]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Ruben Jorquera Vidal
Area [2]
• Total	224.7 km2 (86.8 sq mi)
Elevation	244 m (801 ft)
Population  (2012 Census)[2]
• Total	17,918
• Density	80/km2 (210/sq mi)
• Urban	6,958
• Rural	9,270
Sex [2]
• Men	8,239
• Women	7,989
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[3])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code	(+56) 72
Website	Municipality of Coltauco

Coltauco is a Chilean commune and town in Cachapoal Province, O'Higgins Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 16,228 and has an area of 224.7 km².^[5]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Coltauco spans an area of 224.7 km² (87 sq mi) and has 16,228 inhabitants (8,239 men and 7,989 women). Of these, 6,958 (42.9%) lived in urban areas and 9,270 (57.1%) in rural areas. The population grew by 6.7% (1,023 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.^[2]

Administration

As a commune, Coltauco 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 Ruben Jorquera Vidal.^[1]

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Coltauco 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, Quinta de Tilcoco and Malloa. 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).