Río Claro
Río Claro is a commune of the Talca Province in Chile's Maule Region. The municipal seat is the town of Cumpeo. The Claro River valley is an affluent community.Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Río Claro spans an area of and has 12,698 inhabitants. Of these, 2,651 lived in urban areas and 10,047 in rural areas. The population grew by 0.8% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.Administration
As a commune, Río Claro 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 Claudio Guajardo Oyarce.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Río Claro is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pablo Lorenzini and Pedro Pablo Alvarez-Salamanca as part of the 38th electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Juan Antonio Coloma Correa and Andrés Zaldívar Larraín as part of the 10th senatorial constituency.
