Isla de Pascua (commune)
Isla de Pascua
Rapa Nui | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Isla de Pascua Easter Island in the Pacific Ocean | |
| Coordinates: 27°7′S 109°22′W / 27.117°S 109.367°W | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Valparaíso |
| Province | Isla de Pascua |
| Created | February 22, 1966 |
| Seat | Hanga Roa |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Body | Municipal council |
| • Alcalde | Pedro Edmunds Paoa (PRO) |
| Area | |
• Total | 163.6 km2 (63.2 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 507 m (1,663 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2017 census) | |
• Total | 7,750[1] |
| • Density | 47.4/km2 (123/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CLT) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CLST) |
| Country Code | +56 |
| Currency | Peso (CLP) |
| Language | Spanish, Rapa Nui |
| Driving side | right |
| Website | http://www.municipalidaddeisladepascua.cl |
| NGA UFI=-905269 | |
Isla de Pascua (Easter Island; Rapa Nui) is a Chilean commune with a special regime,[note 1] located within Isla de Pascua Province in Valparaíso Region. It is the only commune in Isla de Pascua Province, comprising Easter Island and Isla Salas y Gómez. Its capital is Hanga Roa, located in the southwestern area of the main island, where most of the local population resides.
Local government
The municipality of Isla de Pascua is led by mayor Pedro Edmunds Paoa (PRO), who is accompanied in the Municipal Council by:
- Mai Teao Osorio (RN)
- Marta Hotus Tuki (PDC)
- María Icka Araki (PDC)
- Ricardo Espinoza Alvarado (PPD)
- Julio Hotus Salinas (PPD)
- Juan Haoa Hotus (Ind./Evópoli)
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Aerial view of Easter Island
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Isla Salas y Gómez is uninhabited
Public services
With regard to public health, Hanga Roa Hospital is a healthcare facility that has operated on the island since 1917, originally as a medical outpost. Its current facilities were inaugurated in 2012.
In terms of public order and citizen security, the 6th Easter Island Police Station is a unit of the Carabineros of Chile, under the authority of Valparaíso Prefecture No. 9. In addition, the Chilean Investigative Police (Policía de Investigaciones de Chile, PDI) maintains a Criminal Investigation Brigade and is also responsible for immigration entry and exit controls for the island, given its status as a Special Territory.[4]
The Easter Island Fire Department was founded on 16 August 1972 and consists of a single company that serves the entire municipal area.[5]
The Santiago Katipare Pakarati Ranguitaki Reading Center, founded on 26 April 2019, is a public library and cultural center of the municipality, which replaced the former Rapa Nui Municipal Library. In addition, the William Mulloy Library houses the personal bibliographic collection of the American anthropologist specializing in Rapa Nui studies.[6]
Notes
- ^ Although the Constitution establishes the commune of Isla de Pascua has a special regime, the organic law supposed to regulate the area has not yet been dictated.
References
- ^ "Censo 2017". National Statistics Institute (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Constitución Política de la República de Chile. Artículo 126 bis. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link) - ^ a b "Censo de Población y Vivienda 2002". National Statistics Institute. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2010.
- ^ "Nuevo control migratorio para visitar Rapa Nui". Investigations Police of Chile (in Spanish). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Cuerpo de Bomberos de Isla de Pascua". Bomberos de Chile (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2025.
- ^ "Biblioteca William Mulloy". Museo de Rapa Nui (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2025.