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Freirina
Santa Rosa
Town and Commune
Church of Santa Rosa de Lima
Church of Santa Rosa de Lima


Coat of arms
Coat of arms
Map of the commune of Freirina in the Atacama Region
Map of the commune of Freirina in the Atacama Region
Freirina is located in Chile
Freirina
Freirina
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 28°30′31″S 71°04′43″W / 28.50861°S 71.07861°W / -28.50861; -71.07861
Country Chile
Region Atacama
ProvinceHuasco
Government
[1]
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeRoberto Bruzzone Galeb
Area
[2]
 • Total
3,577.7 km2 (1,381.4 sq mi)
Elevation
102 m (335 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[2]
 • Total
6,038
 • Density1.688/km2 (4.371/sq mi)
Sex
[2]
 • Men2,800
 • Women2,866
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)CLST[4] utc_offset_DST = -3
Area code(+56) 51
Websiteimfreirina.cl

Freirina is a Chilean commune and town in Huasco Province, Atacama Region. The commune spans an area of 3,577.7 km2 (1,381 sq mi).[2] Freirina is both an agricultural and a mining town.

Prior to the founding of Vallenar in 1789 Freirina, then known as Santa Rosa, was the main town of Huasco Valley.[5] The town was renamed to Freirina in honor of Supreme Director Ramón Freire in 1824 when it was raised in settlement category from asiento a villa.[5]

From the 1930s to the 1950s there was significant gold mining in Capote 25 km north of Freirina.[6]

Demographics

According to the 2002 census by the National Statistics Institute, Freirina had 5,666 inhabitants; of these, 3,469 (61.2%) lived in urban areas and 2,107 (38.8%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 2,800 men and 2,866 women. The population grew by 8.5% (445 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]

Administration

As a commune, Freirina 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 Roberto Bruzzone Galeb.

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Freirina is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Alberto Robles (PRSD) and Mr. Giovanni Calderón (UDI) as part of the 6th electoral district, (together with Caldera, Tierra Amarilla, Vallenar, Huasco and Alto del Carmen). The commune is represented in the Senate by Isabel Allende Bussi (PS) and Baldo Prokurica Prokurica (RN) as part of the 3rd senatorial constituency (Atacama Region).

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Municipality of Freirina" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2013-09-11.
  3. ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  4. ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2010-07-29.
  5. 1 2 Zambra 2018, p. 167.
  6. ↑ Zambra 2018, p. 175.
Bibliography
  • Zambra, Jorge Eduardo (2018). Huasco Esencial [Essential Huasco] (in Spanish). Ediciones Mediodía en Punto. ISBN 978-956-9170-35-5.