0 2 ▁census ▁of ▁the ▁National ▁Statistics ▁Institute , ▁Cab rero ▁sp ans ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁has ▁ 2 5 , 2 8 2 ▁inhabitants ▁( 1 2 , 8 8 8 ▁men ▁and ▁ 1 2 , 3 9 4 ▁women ), ▁corresponding ▁to ▁ 1 . 2 5 % ▁of ▁total ▁regional ▁population ▁and ▁a ▁density ▁of ▁ 3 9 . 5 2 ▁inhabitants ▁per ▁km 2 . ▁A ▁ 3 . 3 5 % ▁( 7 , 2 4 5 ▁pop .) ▁Of ▁these , ▁ 1 8 , 0 3 7 ▁( 7 1 . 3 %) ▁lived ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁and ▁ 7 , 2 4 5 ▁( 2 8 . 7 %) ▁in ▁rural ▁areas . ▁The ▁population ▁grew ▁by ▁ 1 6 . 5 % ▁( 3 , 5 7 7 ▁persons ) ▁between ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁cens uses . ▁ ▁Administration ▁As ▁a ▁commune , ▁Cab rero ▁is ▁a ▁third - level ▁administrative ▁division ▁of ▁Chile ▁admin ister ed ▁by ▁a ▁municipal ▁council , ▁head ed ▁by ▁an ▁al cal de ▁who ▁is ▁directly ▁elected ▁every ▁four ▁years . ▁The ▁ 2 0 0 8 - 2 0 1 2 ▁al cal de ▁is ▁Has an ▁Sab ag ▁Cast illo ▁( P DC ). ▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁elect oral ▁divisions ▁of ▁Chile , ▁Cab rero ▁is ▁represented ▁in ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies ▁by ▁Jorge ▁Sab ag ▁( P DC ) ▁and ▁Frank ▁S