Timaukel
Encyclopedia
Timaukel is a commune located the Chile
an part of Tierra del Fuego Island
and is part of Tierra del Fuego Province
and Magallanes Region. The commune is administered by the municipality in Cameron that is the main port and settlement within the commune.
of the National Statistics Institute
, Timaukel spans an area of 10995.9 sqkm and has 423 inhabitants (376 men and 47 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 67.9% (171 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
It is a distinctly rural commune, almost deserted, most of the population is of English origin
, who live on farms and is devoted to agriculture, there are also some sawmills. In recent years tourism has become important.
, headed by an alcalde
who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Atilio Gallardo Bustamante (PS
). He was preceded by alcalde Alfonso Simunovic (2004–2008).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Timaukel is represented in the Chamber of Deputies
by Carolina Goic (PDC
) and Miodrag Marinovic (Ind.
) as part of the 60th electoral district, which includes the entire Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region. The commune is represented in the Senate
by Carlos Bianchi Chelech (Ind.) and Pedro Muñoz Aburto (PS) as part of the 19th senatorial constituency (Magallanes Region).
Chile
Chile ,officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
an part of Tierra del Fuego Island
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego
Isla Grande de Tierra del Fuego is an island near the southern tip of South America from which it is separated by the Strait of Magellan...
and is part of Tierra del Fuego Province
Tierra del Fuego Province, Chile
Tierra del Fuego Province is one of four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena . It includes the Chilean part of the main island of Tierra del Fuego. There is also an Argentine province of the same name, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina...
and Magallanes Region. The commune is administered by the municipality in Cameron that is the main port and settlement within the commune.
Demographics
According to the 2002 censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of the National Statistics Institute
National Statistics Institute (Chile)
The National Statistics Institute of Chile is a state-run organization of the Government of Chile, created in the second half of the 19th century and tasked with performing a general census of population and housing, then collecting, producing and publishing official demographic statistics of...
, Timaukel spans an area of 10995.9 sqkm and has 423 inhabitants (376 men and 47 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 67.9% (171 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
It is a distinctly rural commune, almost deserted, most of the population is of English origin
British Chilean
The British Chileans are people of British ancestry, in full or in part, who reside in Chile. The British have been very important in the formation of the Chilean nation. They include Chileans of English, Scottish and Welsh ancestry. The numbers of Scottish and Welsh are higher in the Patagonia and...
, who live on farms and is devoted to agriculture, there are also some sawmills. In recent years tourism has become important.
Administration
As a commune, Timaukel is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal councilMunicipal council
A municipal council is the local government of a municipality. Specifically the term can refer to the institutions of various countries that can be translated by this term...
, headed by an alcalde
Alcalde
Alcalde , or Alcalde ordinario, is the traditional Spanish municipal magistrate, who had both judicial and administrative functions. An alcalde was, in the absence of a corregidor, the presiding officer of the Castilian cabildo and judge of first instance of a town...
who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Atilio Gallardo Bustamante (PS
Socialist Party of Chile
The Socialist Party of Chile is a political party, that is part of the center-left Coalition of Parties for Democracy coalition. Its historical leader was the late President of Chile Salvador Allende Gossens, who was deposed by General Pinochet in 1973...
). He was preceded by alcalde Alfonso Simunovic (2004–2008).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Timaukel is represented in the Chamber of Deputies
Chamber of Deputies of Chile
The Chamber of Deputies of the Republic of Chile is the lower house of Chile's bicameral Congress. Its organisation and its powers and duties are defined in articles 42 to 59 of Chile's current constitution....
by Carolina Goic (PDC
Christian Democratic Party
Christian democratic parties are those political parties that seek to apply Christian principles to public policy. The underlying Christian democracy movement emerged in 19th-century Europe, largely under the influence of Catholic social teaching, and it continues to be influential in Europe and...
) and Miodrag Marinovic (Ind.
Independent (politician)
In politics, an independent or non-party politician is an individual not affiliated to any political party. Independents may hold a centrist viewpoint between those of major political parties, a viewpoint more extreme than any major party, or they may have a viewpoint based on issues that they do...
) as part of the 60th electoral district, which includes the entire Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region. The commune is represented in the Senate
Senate of Chile
The Senate of the Republic of Chile is the upper house of Chile's bicameral National Congress, as established in the current Constitution of Chile.-Composition:...
by Carlos Bianchi Chelech (Ind.) and Pedro Muñoz Aburto (PS) as part of the 19th senatorial constituency (Magallanes Region).