Máfil
Máfil is a town and commune of the Valdivia Province, Los Ríos Region in southern Chile, about 30 km northeast of Valdivia. The main economic aticivities 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.Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Máfil spans an area of and has 7,213 inhabitants. Of these, 3,796 lived in urban areas and 3,417 in rural areas. The population fell by 7% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.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.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Máfil is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Alfonso De Urresti and Mr. Roberto Delmastro as part of the 53rd electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Andrés Allamand Zavala and Eduardo Frei Ruiz -Tagle as part of the 16th senatorial constituency.
