| Monte Patria | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -30.8333°N -112°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Limarí |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Juan Carlos Castillo |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [2] |
| Area Total Km2: | 4366.3 |
| Area Rank: | 1 |
| Elevation M: | 1046 |
| Population Total: | 30056 |
| Population As Of: | 2012 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Rank: | 2 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 13,340 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 16,936 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 15,351 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 14,925 |
| Timezone: | CLT |
| Utc Offset: | −4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + 53 |
| Website: | Municipality of Monte Patria |
Monte Patria is a city and one of four communes in the Limarí Province of Chile's north-central Coquimbo Region.
As a commune, Monte Patria is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a Communal Council (Spanish: Consejo Comunal), headed by a directly elected alcalde. As of 2010, the alcalde is Juan Carlos Castillo.
Monte Patria belongs to the 9th electoral district and the 4th Senate District (Coquimbo Region). It is represented in the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress by the Members Adriana Muñoz (PPD) and Luis Lemus (PRI). Currently, Coquimbo is represented in the Senate by Jorge Pizarro (PDC) and Evelyn Matthei (UDI).
Monte Patria spans an area of 4366.3km (2,713.1miles).[2]
According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Monte Patria commune had 30,276 inhabitants; of these, 13,340 (44.1%) lived in urban areas and 16,936 (55.9%) in rural areas. Thus, the Monte Patria population represents 5.1% of regional population and 19.2% of the provincial population. At that time, there were 15,351 men and 14,925 women residing in the commune.[2]