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Cabo de Hornos, Chile

Cabo de Hornos, Chile
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official_nameComuna de Cabo de Hornos, Chile
native_nameComuna de Cabo de Hornos
image_skylinePuerto Williams1.JPG
image_captionPuerto Williams, seat of the commune of Cabo de Hornos
image_flagFlag of Cabo de Hornos, Chile.svg
flag_altFlag
image_shieldEscudo de Cabo de Hornos.svg
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Cabo de Hornos.svg
map_captionMap of Cabo de Hornos commune in Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region
map_altMap of Cabo de Hornos commune in Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region
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pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Magallanes y Antártica Chilena
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Antártica Chilena
government_footnotes
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government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_partyDC
leader_namePatricio Fernández
established_titleFounded as
established_dateNavarino
established_title2Foundation
established_date2December 30, 1927
settlement_typeCommune
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area_total_km215853.7
elevation_m39
population_footnotes
population_total2262
population_as_of2017 Census
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population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank11952
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank2310
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demographics1_title1Men
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demographics1_title2Women
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website Official website
nameComuna de Cabo de Hornos
Cabo de Hornos Municipality in Puerto Williams.

Cabo de Hornos (Cape Horn) is a Chilean commune located in the south of Tierra del Fuego archipelago, in Antártica Province, Magallanes Region. The municipality of Cabo de Hornos, located in the town of Puerto Williams, also administers the Antártica commune. It is named for Cabo de Hornos, or "Cape Horn", the southern tip of South America.

Demographics

|1930 |395 |1940 |225 |1952 |206 |1970 |945 |1982 |1298 |1992 |1814 |2002 |2262 |2017 |2063 |2024 |1750 According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cabo de Hornos spans an area of 15853.7 sqkm and has 2,262 inhabitants (1,403 men and 859 women). Of these, 1,952 (86.3%) lived in urban areas and 310 (13.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 24.7% (448 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Cabo de Hornos is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2016-2020 alcalde is Patricio Fernández (PDC). The communal council has the following members:

Daniel Fernando Valdebenito Contreras (PS) Ángela Barría Barrientos (RN) Juan Velásquez (PS) Carolina Guenel González (DC) Francis Delgado Ibaceta (RN) Paola Speake Ojeda (DC)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cabo de Hornos is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Juan Morano (PDC) and Gabriel Boric (Ind.) as part of the 60th electoral district, which includes the entire Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region. The commune is represented in the Senate by Carlos Bianchi Chelech (Ind.) and Carolina Goic (PDC) as part of the 19th senatorial constituency (Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region).

References

References

  1. "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades".
  2. "Municipality of Cabo de Hornos".
  3. "Territorial division of Chile".
  4. "National Statistics Institute".
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