The town was named Logroño de San José and the district governor was charged with implementing the establishment according to the instructions that were followed in such cases. Demographics According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute , it has 108,540 inhabitants. An approximate population of 116,680 inhabitants is estimated in 2015. Melipilla spans an area of . Of these, 60,898 (64.4%) lived in urban areas and 33,642 (35.6%) in rural areas. Administration As a commune, Melipilla 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 2016-2020 alcalde is Ivan Campos. The council has the following members: Darío Jeréz Jeréz (PPD) Juan Manuel González Alarcón (PDC) José Guerra Silva (PPD) Javier Ramírez González (UDI) Daniel Domínguez (PDC) Claudio Martínez Medina (PS) Fernando Pérez Aguirre (UDI) Alexander Henríquez Armijo (RN) Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Melipilla is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Raúl Leiva (PS), Marisela Santibáñez (PC), Juan Antonio Coloma (UDI), Jaime Bellolio (UDI), Leonardo Soto (PS) and Renato Garín (RD) as part of the 14st electoral district. The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Andrés Allamand (RN). Economy In 2018, there were 2,804 registered businesses in Melipilla. The Economic Complexity Index (ECI) in the same year was 1.23, and the economic activities with the highest Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) index were Cheese Processing (162.89), Wholesale Sale of Live Animals (98.76), and Chicken Farming for Meat Production (88.96). Transport Melitrén, a commuter rail line linking Melipilla with Santiago is currently being planned. References External links Municipality of Melipilla Communes of Chile Populated places established in 1742 Populated places in Melipilla Province Capitals of Chilean provinces 1742 establishments in the Spanish Empire