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Camiña


FieldValue
nameCamiña
native_name_langes
settlement_typeCommune
flag_altFlag
image_shieldEscudo de Camiña.svg
shield_altCoat of arms
image_mapComuna de Camiña.svg
map_altMap of Camiña in Tarapacá Region
map_captionMap of Camiña in Tarapacá Region
pushpin_mapChile
pushpin_map_narrowyes
pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Tarapacá
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Tamarugal
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km22200.2
elevation_m2406
population_footnotes
population_total1156
population_as_of2012 census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank10
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank21275
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info1676
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info2599
timezoneCLT
utc_offset-4
timezone_DSTCLST
utc_offset_DST-3
area_code(+56) 5

Camiña is a Chilean commune and village in El Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region. According to the 2002 census, the commune population was 1,275 and has an area of 2200.2 sqkm.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Camiña had 1,275 inhabitants (676 men and 599 women), and it is entirely rural. The population fell by 10.3% (147 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

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

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Camiña is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Marta Isasi (Ind.) and Hugo Gutiérrez (PC) as part of the 2nd electoral district, which includes the entire Tarapacá Region. The commune is represented in the Senate by José Miguel Insulza (PS, 2018–2026) and José Durana (UDI, 2018–2026) as part of the 1st senatorial constituency (Arica and Parinacota Region and Tarapacá Region).

References

References

  1. {{in lang. es [http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php National Statistics Institute]
  2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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