Guaitecas

Guaitecas is Chilean commune located in Guaitecas Archipelago which are part of Aisén Province and Region. The administrative centre is Melinka, the only port and town in the Chonos Archipelago.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Guaitecas spans an area of 787 km² (304 sq mi) and has 1,539 inhabitants (913 men and 626 women). Of these, 1,411 (91.7%) lived in urban areas and 128 (8.3%) in rural areas. The population grew by 20% (256 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.^[3]

Administration

As a commune, Guaitecas 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 Luis Miranda Chiguay (RN).^[1][2]

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Guaitecas is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by René Alinco (PDC) and David Sandoval (UDI) as part of the 59th electoral district, which includes the entire Aisén Region. The commune is represented in the Senate by Antonio Horvath Kiss (RN) and Patricio Walker Prieto (PDC) as part of the 18th senatorial constituency (Aisén Region).

References

1. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades". http://www.muniguaitecas.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} (Spanish) "Municipality of Guaitecas". http://www.muniguaitecas.cl. Retrieved 27 January 2011. 
3. ^ ^{a b c d} (Spanish) "National Statistics Institute". http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php. Retrieved 13 December 2010. 

External links

• (Spanish) Municipality of Guaitecas