Isla de Pascua (commune) explained

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.

Local government

The municipality of Isla de Pascua is led by mayor Pedro Edmunds Paoa (PRO), who is accompanied in the Municipal Council by:

Notes

  1. Book: Constitución Política de la República de Chile. Artículo 126 bis. 18 June 2020.
  2. Web site: Censo de Población y Vivienda 2002 . . 1 May 2010 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20100715195638/http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php . 15 July 2010.
  3. Web site: es . Censo 2017 . . 11 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180511145942/https://resultados.censo2017.cl/Home/Download . 11 May 2018 . dead .
  4. Although the Constitution establishes the commune of Isla de Pascua has a special regime, the organic law supposed to regulate the area has not yet been dictated.

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