Cisnes
{{about||the river|Cisnes River|other uses|Cisne (disambiguation)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name = Cisnes
| native_name =
| settlement_type = Commune
| image_skyline = Iglesia de Puerto Cisnes.jpg
| image_caption = Church of Puerto Cisnes
| image_flag =
| flag_alt = Flag
| image_seal =Escudo de Cisnes.svg
| image_shield =
| shield_alt = Coat of arms
| image_map = Comuna de Cisnes.svg
| map_alt = Location of Cisnes commune in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region
| map_caption = Location of Cisnes commune in the Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region
| pushpin_map = Chile
| pushpin_map_narrow = yes
| pushpin_label_position = top
| pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile
| coordinates_footnotes =
| coordinates = {{coord|44|45|S|72|42|W|region:CL-AI|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Chile
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Aisén
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Aisén
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_title = Alcalde
| leader_party = PS
| leader_name = Luis Arsenio Valdés Gutiérrez
| established_title =
| established_date =
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 15831.4
| population_as_of = 2012 Census
| population_total = 4964
| population_rank =
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_blank1_title = Urban
| population_blank1 = 2507
| population_blank2_title = Rural
| population_blank2 = 3232
| demographics_type1 = Sex
| demographics1_title1 = Men
| demographics1_info1 = 3,414
| demographics1_title2 = Women
| demographics1_info2 = 2,325
| timezone = CLT{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |accessdate=28 July 2010 |title=Chile Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |archivedate=11 September 2007 |df=dmy-all }}
| utc_offset = -4
| timezone_DST = CLST{{cite web|url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |accessdate=28 July 2010 |title=Chile Summer Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |archivedate=11 September 2007 |df=dmy }}
| utc_offset_DST = -3
| elevation_m = 2
| area_code = 56 + 67
| website = {{URL|http://www.municipalidadpalena.cl/}}
| footnotes =
}}
Cisnes (Spanish for: "port swans") is a Chilean commune located in the Aysén Province, Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region. The commune spans an area of {{convert|15831.4|sqkm|0|abbr=on}}.
Demographics
According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Cisnes had 5,353 inhabitants; of these, 2,507 (43.7%) lived in urban areas and 3,232 (56.3%) in rural areas. At that time, there were 3,414 men and 2,325 women.
Administration
As a commune, Cisnes 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 (mayor) is Luis Valdés Gutiérrez (PS).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cisnes is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by René Alinco (PDC) and David Sandoval (UDI) as part of the 59th electoral district, which includes the entire Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region. The commune is represented in the Senate by Antonio Horvath Kiss (RN) and Patricio Walker Prieto (PDC) as part of the 18th senatorial constituency (Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region).
Notes and references
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External links
- {{in lang|es}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20111001134814/http://www.cisnes.org/ Municipality of Cisnes]
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{{Communes in Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region}}