Isla de Pascua (commune)

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.

Isla de Pascua Rapa Nui
Commune
Flag Coat of arms
Easter Island map showing Terevaka, Poike, Rano Kau, Motu Nui, Orongo, and Mataveri; major ahus are marked with moai
Isla de Pascua Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean
Coordinates: 27°7′S 109°22′W
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 [1]
• 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[2]
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

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
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  Isla Salas y Gómez is uninhabited

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.