Isla de Pascua (commune)
Commune in Valparaíso, Chile
Isla de Pascua Rapa Nui | |
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Commune | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Easter Island map showing Terevaka, Poike, Rano Kau, Motu Nui, Orongo, and Mataveri; major ahus are marked with moai | |
| 27°7′S 109°22′W / 27.117°S 109.367°W / -27.117; -109.367 | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Province | Isla de Pascua |
| Created | February 22, 1966 |
| Seat | Hanga Roa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Alcalde | Pedro Edmunds Paoa (PRO) |
| Area [3] | |
| • Total | 163.6 km2 (63.2 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 507 m (1,663 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2017 census) | |
| • Total | 7,750[1] |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CLST) |
| Country Code | +56 |
| Currency | Peso (CLP) |
| Language | Spanish, Rapa Nui |
| Driving side | right |
| Website | http://www.municipalidaddeisladepascua.cl |
| NGA UFI=-905269 | |
Isla de Pascua (Easter Island; Rapa Nui) is a Chilean commune with a special regime,[note 1] located within Isla de Pascua Province in Valparaíso Region. It is the only commune in Isla de Pascua Province, comprising Easter Island and Isla Salas y Gómez. Its capital is Hanga Roa, located in the southwestern area of the main island, where most of the local population resides.
Local government
The municipality of Isla de Pascua is led by mayor Pedro Edmunds Paoa (PRO), who is accompanied in the Municipal Council by:
- Mai Teao Osorio (RN)
- Marta Hotus Tuki (PDC)
- María Icka Araki (PDC)
- Ricardo Espinoza Alvarado (PPD)
- Julio Hotus Salinas (PPD)
- Juan Haoa Hotus (Ind./Evópoli)
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Aerial view of Easter Island -
Isla Salas y Gómez is uninhabited
Notes
- ^ Although the Constitution establishes the commune of Isla de Pascua has a special regime, the organic law supposed to regulate the area has not yet been dictated.
References
- ^ "Censo 2017". National Statistics Institute (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Constitución Política de la República de Chile. Artículo 126 bis. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2002". National Statistics Institute. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
External links
- I. Municipalidad de Isla de Pascua
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| Stone work | |
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| Archaeological sites |
- Anakena
- Easter Fracture Zone
- Easter hotspot
- Easter Microplate
- Moai Seamount
- Pukao Seamount
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