title: Paredones
text: # Paredones
  
  Paredones is a Chilean town and commune in Cardenal Caro Province, O'Higgins Region.
  
  ## Demographics
  
  According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Paredones spans an area of 561.5 $km^2$ (217 sq mi) and has 6,695 inhabitants (3,562 men and 3,133 women). Of these, 2,195 (32.8%) lived in urban areas and 4,500 (67.2%) in rural areas. The population grew by 1.1% (73 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
  
  ## Administration
  
  As a commune, Paredones 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 2021-2024 alcalde is Antonio Carvacho Vargas.
  
  