San Fabián is the easternmost of 21 communes in the Punilla Province of central Chile's. Ñuble Region. The capital is the town of San Fabián de Alico. The commune spans an area of 1568.3 sqkm.

Administration

As a commune, San Fabián is administered by a municipal council, headed by a directly elected alcalde. For the years 2008-2012, the alcalde is Cristían Marcelo Fernández Gómez (Ind.), and the council members are: Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Fabián is represented in the Chamber of Deputies as a part of the 42nd electoral district (together with Ñiquén, San Carlos, San Nicolás, Ninhue, Quirihue, Cobquecura, Treguaco, Portezuelo, Coelemu, Ránquil, Quillón, Bulnes, Cabrero, Yumbel). The commune is represented in the Senate as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío Cordillera).

Demographics

According to data from the 2017 Census of Population and Housing, the San Fabián commune had 4,308 inhabitants. The population density of San Fabian is 2,7/km2

Cities

Cities with there respective inhabitants according to the 2002 census. San Fabian, Capital of the commune, 1452 inhabitants Paso Ancho, 302 inhabitants La Vega, 176 inhabitants Los Puquios, 102 inhabitants La Montaña, 94 inhabitants La Punilla, 81 inhabitants Trabuncura, 80 inhabitants El Macal, 55 inhabitants Bullielo, 47 inhabitants El Palo, 37 inhabitants Las Guardias, 12 inhabitants

Socioeconomic inequality

According to the data from the Casen 2006 survey has the highest Gina coefficient in Chile, 0.607, followed by the commune of San Pedro de la Paz, in the Bibío Region, with an index of 0,54. This index measures the inequality in the existing income level, with 0 being the minimum and 1being the maximum.