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Colchane


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nameColchane
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settlement_typeCommune
image_skylineColchane.JPG
image_flagBandera de Colchane.svg
flag_altFlag
image_shieldEscudo de Colchane.svg
shield_altCoat of arms
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map_altMap of Colchane in Tarapacá Region
map_captionMap of Colchane in Tarapacá Region
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pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
coordinates
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Tarapacá
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Tamarugal
government_typeMunicipal council
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_nameJavier García Choque
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area_footnotes
area_total_km24015.6
elevation_m3702
population_footnotes
population_total1728
population_as_of2017 Census
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demographics1_info1995
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Colchane is a Chilean village and commune in Tamarugal Province, Tarapacá Region.

The commune is located in the Andean altiplano, bordering Bolivia. It also includes the localities of Isluga, Enquelga, Cariquima and Chijo.

Demographics

According to the 2017 census of the National Statistics Institute, Colchane had 1,728 inhabitants (995 men and 733 women), and it is entirely rural. The total population grew by 4,79% (79 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 censuses. However, broken down by sex, only the male population increased (85 more men), while the female population decreased (6 fewer women). It has the country's highest rate of people living under the poverty line at 34.56% (Encuesta Casen, 2006).

Administration

As a commune, Colchane 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, Colchane 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. "Resultados CENSO 2017". [[National Statistics Institute (Chile).
  2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
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