Chile Chico
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Chile Chico is a town in General Carrera Province
, Aisén Region, Patagonia
, Chile
. It is located on the south shore of General Carrera Lake
. Chile Chico, which has around 3,000 inhabitants, is the eponymous capital of the commune and capital of the General Carrera Province
of the Aysén Region.
The town is 6 km (4 mi) west of the border with Argentina
, and 8 km from the Argentine town of Los Antiguos
, with which it is connected by a paved road. A car ferry connects the town with Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez
on the north shore of the lake.
of the National Statistics Institute
, Chile Chico spans an area of 5922.3 sqkm and has 4,444 inhabitants (2,378 men and 2,066 women). Of these, 3,042 (68.5%) lived in urban area
s and 1,402 (31.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.3% (687 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
, headed by an alcalde
who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Luperciano Muñoz González (PPD
).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Chile Chico 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).
General Carrera Province
General Carrera Province is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen . Its capital city is Chile Chico.-Administration:...
, Aisén Region, Patagonia
Patagonia
Patagonia is a region located in Argentina and Chile, integrating the southernmost section of the Andes mountains to the southwest towards the Pacific ocean and from the east of the cordillera to the valleys it follows south through Colorado River towards Carmen de Patagones in the Atlantic Ocean...
, Chile
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
. It is located on the south shore of General Carrera Lake
Buenos Aires/General Carrera Lake
The Lake General Carrera or Lake Buenos Aires is a lake located in Patagonia and shared by Argentina and Chile...
. Chile Chico, which has around 3,000 inhabitants, is the eponymous capital of the commune and capital of the General Carrera Province
General Carrera Province
General Carrera Province is one of four provinces of the southern Chilean region of Aisen . Its capital city is Chile Chico.-Administration:...
of the Aysén Region.
The town is 6 km (4 mi) west of the border with Argentina
Argentina
Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
, and 8 km from the Argentine town of Los Antiguos
Los Antiguos
Los Antiguos is a town in Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, located on the south shore of Lago Buenos Aires. It lies 2 km from the border with Chile, and 8 km from the Chilean town of Chile Chico. It is connected to Perito Moreno and Caleta Olivia on the Atlantic coast by a paved road.The...
, with which it is connected by a paved road. A car ferry connects the town with Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez
Puerto Ingeniero Ibáñez
Puerto Ibáñez is a small town in the Aisén Region in the south of Chile. It is located on the north shore of the General Carrera Lake, about 116 km south of Coihaique. In the 2002 census it had a population of 757. It is the capital of the commune of Río Ibáñez.- History :The town was founded in...
on the north shore of the lake.
Demographics
According to the 2002 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of the National Statistics Institute
National Statistics Institute (Chile)
The National Statistics Institute of Chile is a state-run organization of the Government of Chile, created in the second half of the 19th century and tasked with performing a general census of population and housing, then collecting, producing and publishing official demographic statistics of...
, Chile Chico spans an area of 5922.3 sqkm and has 4,444 inhabitants (2,378 men and 2,066 women). Of these, 3,042 (68.5%) lived in urban area
Urban area
An urban area is characterized by higher population density and vast human features in comparison to areas surrounding it. Urban areas may be cities, towns or conurbations, but the term is not commonly extended to rural settlements such as villages and hamlets.Urban areas are created and further...
s and 1,402 (31.5%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.3% (687 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Chile Chico is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal councilMunicipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
, headed by an alcalde
Alcalde
Alcalde , or Alcalde ordinario, is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo and judge of first instance of a town...
who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Luperciano Muñoz González (PPD
Party for Democracy
The Party for Democracy is a political party in Chile; it is social democratic in its political orientation. It was founded in December 1987 by Ricardo Lagos, who aimed at forming a legal social democratic party . The party continued to function after the defeat of Pinochet...
).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Chile Chico is represented in the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Chile
The Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current constitution....
by René Alinco (PDC
Christian Democratic Party
Christian democratic parties are those political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social teaching, and it continues to be influential in Europe and...
) and David Sandoval (UDI) as part of the 59th electoral district, which includes the entire Aisén Region. The commune is represented in the Senate
Senate of Chile
The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chile's bicameral National Congress, as established in the current Constitution of Chile.-Composition:...
by Antonio Horvath Kiss (RN
National Renewal (Chile)
National Renewal , is a liberal conservative political party belonging to the Chilean right-wing political coalition Coalition for Change in conjunction with the Independent Democratic Union and the Chile First movement...
) and Patricio Walker Prieto (PDC) as part of the 18th senatorial constituency (Aisén Region).