Torres del Paine, Chile
{{About|the Chilean commune|the national park in Chile|Torres del Paine National Park|the mountain range|Cordillera Paine||||}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name = Torres del Paine
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|settlement_type = Commune
|image_skyline = PN Torres del Paine.jpg
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|flag_size = 100px
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|shield_alt = Coat of arms
|image_map = Comuna de Torres del Paine.svg
|map_caption = Location of the Torres del Paine commune in the Magallanes Region
|map_alt = Location of the Torres del Paine commune in the Magallanes Region
|coordinates = {{coord|51|15|33|S|72|20|42|W|region:CL-MA|display=inline,title}}
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| pushpin_map = Chile
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| pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|Chile}}
|subdivision_type1 = Region
|subdivision_name1 = {{Flag|Magallanes y Antártica Chilena}}
|subdivision_type2 = Province
|subdivision_name2 = Última Esperanza
|established_title =
|established_date =
|seat = Cerro Castillo
| government_footnotes = {{Cite web |url = http://www.torresdelpayne.cl |title=Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades | accessdate=27 January 2011|language=es}}{{Cite web |url = http://www.torresdelpayne.cl |title=Municipality of Torres del Paine | accessdate=27 January 2011|language=es}}
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_title = Alcalde
| leader_party = Ind.
| leader_name = Anahi Cardenas Rodríguez
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 6469.7
| elevation_footnotes =
| elevation_m = 113
| population_total = 180
| population_as_of = 2012 Census
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_demonym =
| population_blank1_title = Urban
| population_blank1 = 0
| population_blank2_title = Rural
| population_blank2 = 739
| demographics_type1 = Sex
| demographics1_title1 = Men
| demographics1_info1 = 543
| demographics1_title2 = Women
| demographics1_info2 = 196
| timezone = CLT{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |accessdate=26 September 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 }}
| utc_offset = -4
| timezone_DST = CLST{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |accessdate=26 September 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 }}
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|area_code = 56 + 61
| website = [http://www.torresdelpayne.cl Municipality of Torres del Paine]
|footnotes =
}}Torres del Paine is a Chilean commune located in the inland of Última Esperanza Province and Magallanes Region. The commune is administered by the municipality in Cerro Castillo, the major settlement in the commune. Torres del Paine National Park lies within the commune. Paine means "blue" in the native Tehuelche (Aonikenk) language and is pronounced PIE-nay.Abraham, Rudolf (2011). Torres del Paine: Trekking in Chile's Premier National Park. Milnthorpe: Cicerone Press. [https://books.google.com/books?id=kuFiVD-SbzQC&q=pine-ay p. 17]. {{ISBN|978-1-84965-356-5}}. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Torres del Paine spans an area of {{convert|6469.7|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 739 inhabitants (543 men and 196 women), making the commune an entirely rural area. The population grew by 53.3% (257 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Administration
As a commune, Torres del Paine 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 2012-2016 alcalde is Anahi Cardenas Rodríguez (Ind.).
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Torres del Paine is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Juan Morano (PDC) and Gabriel Boric (Ind.) as part of the 60th electoral district, which includes the entire Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region. The commune is represented in the Senate by Carlos Bianchi Chelech (Ind.) and Carolina Goic (PDC) as part of the 19th senatorial constituency (Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region).
Gallery
Image:Habitacional Castillo 014.jpg|Field
Image:Cordillera del Paine, Torres del Paine National Park.jpg|Torres del Paine
Image:Lago Grey,Chile o.jpg|Lake Grey
Image:PN Torres del Paine.jpg|Lake Toro
File:Monte Almirante Nieto.jpg|Almirante Nieto Massif
Oil on canvas
Eugenio Cruz Vargas
References
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External links
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.torresdelpayne.cl Municipality of Torres del Paine]
{{Commons category|Torres del Paine}}
{{Communes in Magallanes Region}}
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