Alto Hospicio
Alto Hospicio | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map of Alto Hospicio commune in Tarapacá Region | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Tarapacá |
| Province | Iquique Province |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipal council |
| • Alcalde | Ramón Galleguillos Castillo |
| Demonym | Hospiciano |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT [2]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST [3]) |
| Website | Municipality of Alto Hospicio |
Alto Hospicio is a Chilean municipality and commune located next to Iquique, in the Iquique Province, I Region. It is a fast growing popular area in the hights of Iquique becoming the second commune of the Greater Iquique conurbation which as an estimated population of 275.000 in 2010.
Administration
As a commune, Alto Hospicio is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Ramón Galleguillos Castillo.[1]
The regional intendant, appointed by the president, is Luz Ebnsperger Orrego.[4]
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Alto Hospicio is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mrs. Marta Isasi (Ind.) and Mr. Hugo Gutiérrez (PC) as part of the 2nd electoral district, which includes the entire Tarapacá Region.The commune is represented in the Senate by Fulvio Rossi Ciocca (PS) and Jaime Orpis Bouchon (UDI) as part of the 1st senatorial constituency (Arica and Parinacota Region and Tarapacá Region).
References
- ^ a b Template:Es "Municipality of Alto Hospicio". Retrieved 7 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
- ^ Template:Es "Gobierno de Chile: Intendentes". Retrieved 3 November 2010.
