Monte Patria

Monte Patria
City and Commune
Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Location in Chile
Monte Patria
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 30°50′S 70°42′W / 30.833°S 70.700°W / -30.833; -70.700Coordinates: 30°50′S 70°42′W / 30.833°S 70.700°W / -30.833; -70.700
Country  Chile
Region  Coquimbo
Province Limarí
Government[1]
  Type Municipality
  Alcalde Juan Carlos Castillo
Area[2]
  Total 4,366.3 km2 (1,685.8 sq mi)
Area rank 1
Elevation 1,046 m (3,432 ft)
Population (2012 Census)[2]
  Total 30,056
  Rank 2
  Density 6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
  Urban 13,340
  Rural 16,936
Sex
  Men 15,351
  Women 14,925
Time zone CLT (UTC−4)
  Summer (DST) CLST (UTC−3)
Area code(s) 56 + 53
Website Municipality of Monte Patria

Monte Patria is a city and one of four communes in the Limarí Province of Chile's north-central IV Coquimbo Region.

Administration

As a commune, Monte Patria is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a Communal Council (Spanish: Consejo Comunal), headed by a directly elected alcalde. As of 2010, the alcalde is Juan Carlos Castillo.

Monte Patria belongs to the 9th electoral district and the 4th Senate District (Coquimbo Region). It is represented in the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress by the Members Adriana Munoz (PPD) and Luis Lemus (PRI). Currently, Coquimbo is represented in the Senate by Jorge Pizarro (PDC) and Evelyn Matthei (UDI).

Geography

Monte Patria spans an area of 4,366.3 km (2,713 mi).[2]

Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Monte Patria commune had 30,276 inhabitants; of these, 13,340 (44.1%) lived in urban areas and 16,936 (55.9%) in rural areas. Thus, the Monte Patria population represents 5.1% of regional population and 19.2% of the provincial population. At that time, there were 15,351 men and 14,925 women residing in the commune.[2]

References

  1. "Municipality of Monte Patria" (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2010.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2010.
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