Isla de Pascua (commune)

Isla de Pascua
Rapa Nui
Commune
Flag of Isla de Pascua
Flag
Emblem
Coat of arms
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
[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 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

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

Notes

  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

  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.