| Freirina | |
| Settlement Type: | Town and Commune |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of the commune of Freirina in the Atacama Region |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Huasco |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Roberto Bruzzone Galeb |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 3577.7 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Total: | 6038 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 2,800 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 2,866 |
| Timezone: | CLT[3] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[4] utc_offset_DST = -3 |
| Elevation M: | 102 |
| Area Code: | (+56) 51 |
Freirina is a Chilean commune and town in Huasco Province, Atacama Region. The commune spans an area of 3577.7sqkm.[2]
According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute, Freirina had 5,666 inhabitants; of these, 3,469 (61.2%) lived in urban areas and 2,107 (38.8%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 2,800 men and 2,866 women. The population grew by 8.5% (445 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, Freirina 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 Roberto Bruzzone Galeb.
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Freirina is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Alberto Robles (PRSD) and Mr. Giovanni Calderón (UDI) as part of the 6th electoral district, (together with Caldera, Tierra Amarilla, Vallenar, Huasco and Alto del Carmen). The commune is represented in the Senate by Isabel Allende Bussi (PS) and Baldo Prokurica Prokurica (RN) as part of the 3rd senatorial constituency (Atacama Region).