Isla de Pascua (commune)

Isla de Pascua
Rapa Nui
Flag of Isla de Pascua
Emblem
Easter Island map showing Terevaka, Poike, Rano Kau, Motu Nui, Orongo, and Mataveri; major ahus are marked with moai
Easter Island map showing Terevaka, Poike, Rano Kau, Motu Nui, Orongo, and Mataveri; major ahus are marked with moai
Isla de Pascua is located in Pacific Ocean
Isla de Pascua
Isla de Pascua
Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean
Coordinates: 27°7′S 109°22′W / 27.117°S 109.367°W / -27.117; -109.367
CountryChile
RegionValparaíso
ProvinceIsla de Pascua
CreatedFebruary 22, 1966
SeatHanga Roa
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • BodyMunicipal council
 • AlcaldePedro Edmunds Paoa (PRO)
Area
 • 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 zoneUTC−6 (CLT)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CLST)
Country Code+56
CurrencyPeso (CLP)
LanguageSpanish, Rapa Nui
Driving sideright
Websitehttp://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

[edit]

The municipality of Isla de Pascua is led by mayor Pedro Edmunds Paoa (PRO), who is accompanied in the Municipal Council by:

Notes

[edit]
  1. ^ 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

[edit]
  1. ^ "Censo 2017". National Statistics Institute (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  2. ^ Constitución Política de la República de Chile. Artículo 126 bis. Retrieved 18 June 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  3. ^ a b "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2002". National Statistics Institute. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
[edit]