Isla de Pascua | |
Native Name Lang: | es |
Other Name: | Rapa Nui |
Settlement Type: | Commune |
Shield Alt: | Emblem |
Pushpin Map: | Pacific Ocean |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean |
Pushpin Relief: | 1 |
Coordinates: | -27.1167°N -131°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Chile |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Valparaíso |
Subdivision Type2: | Province |
Subdivision Name2: | Isla de Pascua |
Established Title: | Created |
Established Date: | February 22, 1966 |
Established Title3: | Special territory status[1] |
Seat: | Hanga Roa |
Government Type: | Municipality |
Governing Body: | Municipal council |
Leader Party: | IND |
Leader Title1: | Alcalde |
Leader Name1: | Pedro Edmunds Paoa (PRO) |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Footnotes: | [2] |
Area Total Km2: | 163.6 |
Elevation Max M: | 507 |
Elevation Max Ft: | 1,663 |
Elevation Min M: | 0 |
Elevation Min Ft: | 0 |
Population Total: | 7750[3] |
Population As Of: | 2017 census |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
Timezone: | CLT |
Utc Offset: | −6 |
Timezone Dst: | CLST |
Utc Offset Dst: | −5 |
Area Code Type: | Country Code |
Area Code: | +56 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Currency |
Blank Info Sec1: | Peso (CLP) |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Language |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Spanish, Rapa Nui |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Driving side |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | right |
Website: | http://www.municipalidaddeisladepascua.cl |
Footnotes: | NGA UFI=-905269 |
Isla de Pascua (Easter Island; Rapa Nui) is a Chilean commune with a special regime,[4] located within Isla de Pascua Province in Valparaíso Region. It is the only commune in Isla de Pascua Province, comprising Easter Island and Isla Salas y Gómez. Its capital is Hanga Roa, located in the southwestern area of the main island, where most of the local population resides.
The municipality of Isla de Pascua is led by mayor Pedro Edmunds Paoa (PRO), who is accompanied in the Municipal Council by: