Tiltil

Tiltlil


Coat of arms
Map of Tiltil commune in the Santiago Metropolitan Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Tiltlil
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°04′54″S 70°55′40″W / 33.08167°S 70.92778°W / -33.08167; -70.92778
CountryChile
RegionSantiago Metro
ProvinceChacabuco
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeNelson Orellana Urzúa (IND)
Area
 • Total
653 km2 (252 sq mi)
Population
 (2002 Census)[2]
 • Total
14,755
 • Density23/km2 (59/sq mi)
 • Urban
8,161
 • Rural
6,594
Sex
 • Men7,609
 • Women7,146
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code+56
WebsiteMunicipality of Tiltil

Tiltil or Til-Til is a Chilean municipality and city, in the Chacabuco Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Tiltil is most known for being an execution place for rebels during Chile's independence war against Spain. Manuel Rodríguez was executed in Tiltil.

  1. ^ "Municipality of Tiltil" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 13 July 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.