Monte Patria

Monte Patria
—  City and Commune  —
Coat of arms
Location in the Coquimbo Region
Monte Patria Location in Chile
Coordinates: 30°50′S 70°42′W / 30.833°S 70.7°W / -30.833; -70.7Coordinates: 30°50′S 70°42′W / 30.833°S 70.7°W / -30.833; -70.7
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
Population (2002 Census)[2]
- Total	30,276
- 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. ^ (Spanish) "Municipality of Monte Patria". http://www.munimontepatria.cl/. Retrieved 6 September 2010. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d} (Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php. Retrieved 1 May 2010. 

External links

• (Spanish) Municipality of Monte Patria