San Gregorio, Chile
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San Gregorio is Chile
an town and commune located in northeast coast of the Strait of Magellan
and is part of Magallanes Province
and Region. The commune is administered by the municipality in Punta Delgada
, the principal settlement. At the site of Primera Angostura
, located within the commune, a ferry
terminal links to Primavera
commune on Tierra del Fuego Island
. San Gregorio also has two ancient shipwrecks, from the time when men were men, and ships were made of steel. It appears to have been abandoned, possibly not long after the two ships were wrecked on the shore.
of the National Statistics Institute
, San Gregorio spans an area of 6883.7 sqkm and has 1,158 inhabitants (886 men and 272 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population fell by 29.5% (485 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
The population is mostly descended from Croatian
, Spanish
and other Europe
ans.
, headed by an alcalde
who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Carlos Mandriaza Muñoz (PDC
).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Gregorio is represented in the Chamber of Deputies
by Carolina Goic (PDC) and Miodrag Marinovic (Ind.
) as part of the 60th electoral district, which includes the entire Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region. The commune is represented in the Senate
by Carlos Bianchi Chelech (Ind.) and Pedro Muñoz Aburto (PS
) as part of the 19th senatorial constituency (Magallanes Region).
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...
an town and commune located in northeast coast of the Strait of Magellan
Strait of Magellan
The Strait of Magellan comprises a navigable sea route immediately south of mainland South America and north of Tierra del Fuego...
and is part of Magallanes Province
Magallanes Province
Magallanes Province is one of four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena . The provincial capital is the city of Punta Arenas.-Geography and demography:...
and Region. The commune is administered by the municipality in Punta Delgada
Punta Delgada
Punta Delgada is a rural tourist accommodation department Viedma in the north of the province of Chubut, Argentina, on the Golfo Nuevo, in the Peninsula Valdes....
, the principal settlement. At the site of Primera Angostura
Primera Angostura
Primera Angostura is a sound of the Strait of Magellan in Tierra del Fuego. It is the narrowest part of the Strait between the island and the continent. The sound was named Primera Angostura as it was the first narrows of the strait that ships met when sailing through the strait from east to...
, located within the commune, a ferry
Ferry
A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...
terminal links to Primavera
Primavera, Chile
Primavera is a Chilean commune in Tierra del Fuego Province, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region. It is located on the north of Tierra del Fuego Island...
commune on Tierra del Fuego Island
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego is an island near the southern tip of South America from which it is separated by the Strait of Magellan...
. San Gregorio also has two ancient shipwrecks, from the time when men were men, and ships were made of steel. It appears to have been abandoned, possibly not long after the two ships were wrecked on the shore.
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...
, San Gregorio spans an area of 6883.7 sqkm and has 1,158 inhabitants (886 men and 272 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population fell by 29.5% (485 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
The population is mostly descended from Croatian
Croats
Croats are a South Slavic ethnic group mostly living in Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and nearby countries. There are around 4 million Croats living inside Croatia and up to 4.5 million throughout the rest of the world. Responding to political, social and economic pressure, many Croats have...
, Spanish
Spanish people
The Spanish are citizens of the Kingdom of Spain. Within Spain, there are also a number of vigorous nationalisms and regionalisms, reflecting the country's complex history....
and other Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
ans.
Administration
As a commune, San Gregorio 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 Carlos Mandriaza Muñoz (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...
).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Gregorio 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 Carolina Goic (PDC) and Miodrag Marinovic (Ind.
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
) as part of the 60th electoral district, which includes the entire Magallanes and Antartica Chilena 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 Carlos Bianchi Chelech (Ind.) and Pedro Muñoz Aburto (PS
Socialist Party of Chile
The Socialist Party of Chile is a political party, that is part of the center-left Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. Its historical leader was the late President of Chile Salvador Allende Gossens, who was deposed by General Pinochet in 1973...
) as part of the 19th senatorial constituency (Magallanes Region).