Demography
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, the commune of Valdivia spans an area of 1,015.6 km2 (392 sq mi) and has 140,559 inhabitants (68,510 men and 72,049 women). Of these, 129,952 (92.5%) lived in urban areas and 10,607 (7.5%) in rural areas. Between the 1992 and 2002 censuses, the population grew by 15.1% (18,391 persons).
The city of Valdivia spans 42.39 km2 (16 sq mi) had a population of 127,750 and 35,217 homes, giving it a population density of 3,013.7 /km2 (7,805 /sq mi). The commune is divided into 19 census districts with one recognized town, Niebla, with an area of 1.55 square kilometres (0.60 sq mi), population of 2,202 (in 1,169 homes) and population density of 1,420.6 /km2 (3,679 /sq mi).
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