Río Hurtado

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Río Hurtado
Commune
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Río Hurtado



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Río Hurtado
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 30°16′S70°40′W / 30.267°S 70.667°W / -30.267; -70.667
Country Chile
Region Coquimbo
Province Limarí
Government
[1]
 • Type Municipality
 •  Alcalde Carmen Juana Olivares de la Rivera
Area
[2]
 • Total
2,117.2 km2 (817.5 sq mi)
 • Rank3
Elevation
1,332 m (4,370 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census) [2]
 • Total
4,137
 • Rank5
 • Density2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
 •  Urban
0
 •  Rural
4,771
Sex
[2]
 • Men2,445
 • Women2,326
Time zone UTC-4 (CLT [3] )
 • Summer (DST) UTC-3 (CLST [4] )
Area code 56 + 53
Website Municipality of Río Hurtado

Río Hurtado is one of five communes in the Limarí Province of Chile's north-central IV Coquimbo Region.

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Administration

As a commune, Río Hurtado is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. [1]

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Río Hurtado is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by members elected in the 5th electoral district. The commune is represented in the Senate by members of Parliament elected as part of the 4th senatorial constituency (Coquimbo Region).

Geography

Río Hurtado spans an area of 2,117.2 km2 (817 sq mi). [2]

Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Río Hurtado commune had 4,771 inhabitants, all of whom are considered to live in rural areas, making it the least populous commune in the province. The Río Hurtado population represents 0.79% of regional population and 3.1% of the provincial population. [2]

Miscellaneous

Rio Hurtado hosts the El Sauce astronomical observatory, and in particular the Chilean station of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS–CHL, observatory code W68).

References

  1. 1 2 (in Spanish)[ citation needed ]
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2010.
  3. ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  4. ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
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