Santo Domingo, Chile

Santo Domingo is a Chilean coastal city and commune in San Antonio Province, Valparaíso Region. It was founded as Rocas de Santo Domingo.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Santo Domingo spans an area of and has 7,418 inhabitants. Of these, 4,737 lived in urban areas and 2,681 in rural areas. The population grew by 19.3% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Santo Domingo 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 was Fernando Rodríguez Larraín.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Santo Domingo is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by María José Hoffmann and Víctor Torres as part of the 15th electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Francisco Chahuán Chahuán and Ricardo Lagos Weber as part of the 6th senatorial constituency.