Alto Hospicio
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| Coordinates: 20°15′S 70°07′W / 20.25°S 70.117°WCoordinates: 20°15′S 70°07′W / 20.25°S 70.117°W | |||
| Country | Chile | ||
| Region | Tarapacá | ||
| Province | Iquique Province | ||
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| • Type | Municipal council | ||
| • Alcalde | Ramón Galleguillos Castillo | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 593.2 km2 (229.0 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2002 Census) | |||
| • Total | 50,215 | ||
| • Density | 85/km2 (220/sq mi) | ||
| Demonym | Hospiciano | ||
| Time zone | CLT (UTC−4) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CLST (UTC−3) | ||
| Website | Municipality of Alto Hospicio | ||
Alto Hospicio is a Chilean municipality and commune located next to Iquique, in the Iquique Province, I Region. It is a fast growing popular area in the heights of Iquique, becoming the second commune of the Greater Iquique conurbation which as an estimated population of 275,000 in 2010.
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[edit] Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Alto Hospicio had 50,215 inhabitants. Of these, 50,190 (99.995%) lived in urban areas outside Iquique, and only 25 (0.0005%) in rural areas. The population grew by nearly 900% (44,627 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
The commune of Alto Hospicio is composed of 4 census districts.
| Census district | 1992 Census | 2002 Census | ||||||
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| # | District | Area (km2) | Total | Urban | Rural | Total | Urban | Rural |
| 1 | Autódromo | 435.0 | 1,844 | 1,843 | 1 | 505 | 501 | 4 |
| 2 | Alto Hospicio | 4.1 | 31,687 | 31,687 | 0 | 8,915 | 8,915 | 0 |
| 3 | Santa Rosa | 118.6 | 7,352 | 7,328 | 24 | 2,564 | 2,553 | 11 |
| 4 | Pampa del Molle | 35.5 | 9,332 | 9,332 | 0 | 3,068 | 3,068 | 0 |
| Total | 593.2 | 50,215 | 50,190 | 25 | 15,052 | 15,037 | 15 | |
Source: INE 2007 report, "Territorial division of Chile"[2]
[edit] Administration
As a commune, Alto Hospicio 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 Ramón Galleguillos Castillo.[1]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Alto Hospicio is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mrs. Marta Isasi (Ind.) and Mr. Hugo Gutiérrez (PC) as part of the 2nd electoral district, which includes the entire Tarapacá Region.The commune is represented in the Senate by Fulvio Rossi Ciocca (PS) and Jaime Orpis Bouchon (UDI) as part of the 1st senatorial constituency (Arica and Parinacota Region and Tarapacá Region).
[edit] References
- ^ a b (Spanish) "Municipality of Alto Hospicio". http://www.maho.cl/. Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "Territorial division of Chile" (PDF). http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/territorio/division_politico_administrativa/pdf/DPA_COMPLETA.pdf. Retrieved 4 November 2010.
[edit] External links
- (Spanish) Municipality of Alto Hospicio
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