Cisnes (Spanish for: "port
swans") is a
Chilean
commune located in the
Aysén Province,
Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region. The commune spans an area of .
Demographics
According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Cisnes had 5,353 inhabitants; of these, 2,507 (43.7%) lived in
urban areas and 3,232 (56.3%) in
rural areas. At that time, there were 3,414 men and 2,325 women.
Administration
As a commune, Cisnes is a third-level
administrative division of Chile
The administrative division or territorial organization of Chile exemplifies characteristics of a unitary state. State administration is functionally and geographically decentralized, as appropriate for each authority in accordance with the law.
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administered by a
municipal council, headed by an
alcalde
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who is directly elected every four years. The 2008–2012 alcalde (mayor) is Luis Valdés Gutiérrez (
PS).
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile
Chile has two distinct electoral division systems:
* To elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, Chile is divided into several electoral divisions, namely electoral districts and senatorial constituencies.
* To elect members of ...
, Cisnes is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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by René Alinco (
PDC PDC may refer to:
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) and David Sandoval (
UDI) as part of the 59th electoral district, which includes the entire
Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region. The commune is represented in the
Senate
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by Antonio Horvath Kiss (
RN) and Patricio Walker Prieto (PDC) as part of the 18th senatorial constituency (Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region).
Notes and references
External links
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Municipality of Cisnes
{{Communes in Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region
Communes of Chile
Populated places in Aysén Province