| Official Name: | Comuna de Cabo de Hornos, Chile |
| Native Name: | Comuna de Cabo de Hornos |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of Cabo de Hornos commune in Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | top |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -54.9333°N -104°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Antártica Chilena |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Party: | DC |
| Leader Name: | Patricio Fernández |
| Established Title: | Founded as |
| Established Date: | Navarino |
| Established Title2: | Foundation |
| Established Date2: | December 30, 1927 |
| Settlement Type: | Commune |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 15853.7 |
| Elevation M: | 39 |
| Population Footnotes: | [4] |
| Population Total: | 2262 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 1952 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 310 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 1,403 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 859 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 61 |
| Website: | Official website |
| Comuna de Cabo de Hornos | |
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.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Cabo de Hornos spans an area of 15853.7sqkm 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]
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)[1] [2]
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).