Cabo de Hornos, Chile

Cabo de Hornos
—  Commune  —
Flag Coat of arms
Map of Cabo de Hornos commune in Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region
Cabo de Hornos Location in Chile
Coordinates: 54°56′S 67°37′W / 54.933°S 67.617°W / -54.933; -67.617Coordinates: 54°56′S 67°37′W / 54.933°S 67.617°W / -54.933; -67.617
Country	Chile
Region	Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region
Province	Antártica Chilena
Founded as	Navarino
Foundation	December 30, 1927
Government[1] [2]
- Type	Municipality
- Alcalde	Hugo Henriquez Matus (PRSD)
Area[3]
- Total	15,853.7 km2 (6,121.1 sq mi)
Population (2002 Census)[4]
- Total	2,262
- Density	0.1/km2 (0.4/sq mi)
- Urban	1,952
- Rural	310
Sex[4]
- Men	1,403
- Women	859
Area code(s)	56 + 61
Website	Municipality of Cabo de Hornos

Cabo de Hornos 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 Cape Horn.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cabo de Hornos spans an area of 15,853.7 km² (6,121 sq mi) 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.^[4]

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 2008-2012 alcalde is Hugo Henriquez Matus (PRSD).^[1][2]

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cabo de Hornos is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Carolina Goic (PDC) and Miodrag Marinovic (Ind.) as part of the 60th electoral district, which includes the entire Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region. The commune is represented in the Senate by Carlos Bianchi Chelech (Ind.) and Pedro Muñoz Aburto (PS) as part of the 19th senatorial constituency (Magallanes Region).

See also

• Murray Channel

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". http://www.imcabodehornos.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) "Municipality of Cabo de Hornos". http://www.imcabodehornos.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
3. ^ "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/DPA_COMPLETA.pdf. Retrieved 11 September 2010. 
4. ^ ^{a b c} (Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php. Retrieved 20 December 2010. 

• Cabo de Hornos commune (Chile). 2006

External links

• (Spanish) Municipality of Cabo de Hornos
• Official website of Puerto Williams
• Gobierno Regional Magallanes y Antártica Chilena Official website (in Spanish)
• Cape Horn Biosphere Reserve