Río Hurtado

Río Hurtado is one of five communes in the Limarí Province of Chile's north-central IV Coquimbo Region.

Río Hurtado
Commune
Río Hurtado
Río Hurtado Location in Chile
Coordinates: 30°16′S 70°40′W
Country	Chile
Region	Coquimbo
Province	Limarí
Government [1]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Carmen Juana Olivares de la Rivera
Area [2]
• Total	2,117.2 km2 (817.5 sq mi)
• Rank	3
Elevation	1,332 m (4,370 ft)
Population  (2012 Census)[2]
• Total	4,137
• Rank	5
• Density	2.0/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
• Urban	0
• Rural	4,771
Sex [2]
• Men	2,445
• Women	2,326
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[3])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code	56 + 53
Website	Municipality of Río Hurtado

Administration

As a commune, Río Hurtado is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years.^[1]

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Río Hurtado is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by members elected in the 5th electoral district. The commune is represented in the Senate by members of Parliament elected as part of the 4th senatorial constituency (Coquimbo Region).

Geography

Río Hurtado spans an area of 2,117.2 km² (817 sq mi).^[2]

Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Río Hurtado commune had 4,771 inhabitants, all of whom are considered to live in rural areas, making it the least populous commune in the province. The Río Hurtado population represents 0.79% of regional population and 3.1% of the provincial population.^[2]

Miscellaneous

Rio Hurtado hosts the El Sauce astronomical observatory, and in particular the Chilean station of the Asteroid Terrestrial-impact Last Alert System (ATLAS–CHL, observatory code W68).