Río Hurtado is one of five commune

Commune

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s in the Limarí Province

Limarí Province

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 of Chile

Chile

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's north-central IV Coquimbo Region

Coquimbo Region

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.

Administration

As a commune, Río Hurtado is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council

Municipal council

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, headed by an alcalde

Alcalde

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 who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Gary Valenzuela Rojas.

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Río Hurtado is represented in the Chamber of Deputies

Chamber of Deputies of Chile

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 by Pedro Velásquez (Ind.

Independent (politician)

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) and Matías Walker (PDC

Christian Democratic Party

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) as part of the 8th electoral district, (together with Coquimbo

Coquimbo

Coquimbo is a port city, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo lies in a valley south of La Serena, with which it forms Greater La Serena with more than 400,000 inhabitants. The commune spans an area around the...

 and Ovalle). The commune is represented in the Senate

Senate of Chile

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 by Evelyn Matthei Fornet (UDI) and Jorge Pizarro Soto (PDC

Christian Democratic Party

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) as part of the 4th senatorial constituency (Coquimbo Region).

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.

External links

• Municipality of Río Hurtado