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Colina is a Chilean city and commune, capital of the Chacabuco Province, in the northern part of the Santiago Metropolitan Region, approximately 30 kilometers north of the Santiago Centro.DemographicsAccording to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Colina spans an area of 52769sqkm and has 77,815 inhabitants (41,004 men and 36,811 women). Of these, 62,811 (80.7%) lived in urban areas and 15,004 (19.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 47.5% (25,046 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Average household income: US$19,783 (PPP, 2006).AdministrationAs a commune, Colina 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 Mario Olavarría Rodríguez (UDI). The communal council has the following members: Gonzalo Torres Ferrari (RN) Alejandra Bravo Hidalgo (PRI) Andrés Vásquez Medina (PDC) Máximo Larraín Geisse (UDI) Jorge Boher Ferrada (UDI) Pablo Atenas Valenzuela (PDC) The regional intendant, appointed by the president, is Fernando Echeverría. Belonging to Province of Chacabuco, whose actual governor is Mrs. Angélica Antimán.