Country Chile Area rank 1 Time zone CLT (UTC−4) Founded 28 September 1605 Province Limarí Province | Region Coquimbo Elevation 1,046 m (3,432 ft) Area code(s) 56 + 53 Area 4,366 km² | |
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Monte Patria is a city and one of four communes in the Limarí Province of Chile's north-central IV Coquimbo Region.
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- Iv n varela monte patria
- Map of Monte Patria Coquimbo Region Chile
- Ca da de nieve en monte patria regi n de coquimbo
- Administration
- Geography
- Demographics
- References
Map of Monte Patria, Coquimbo Region, Chile
Ca da de nieve en monte patria regi n de coquimbo
Administration
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 Munoz (PPD) and Luis Lemus (PRI). Currently, Coquimbo is represented in the Senate by Jorge Pizarro (PDC) and Evelyn Matthei (UDI).
Geography
Monte Patria spans an area of 4,366.3 km (2,713 mi).
Demographics
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.