# Monte Patria

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City and Commune in Coquimbo, Chile

Monte Patria City and Commune Coat of arms Monte Patria Location in Chile Coordinates: 30°50′S 70°42′W / 30.833°S 70.700°W / -30.833; -70.700 Country Chile Region Coquimbo Province Limarí Government [1] • Type Municipality • Alcalde Juan Carlos Castillo Area [2] • Total 4,366.3 km2 (1,685.8 sq mi) • Rank 1 Elevation 1,046 m (3,432 ft) Population (2012 Census)[2] • Total 30,056 • Rank 2 • Density 6.8836/km2 (17.829/sq mi) • Urban 13,340 • Rural 16,936 Sex • Men 15,351 • Women 14,925 Time zone UTC−4 (CLT) • Summer (DST) UTC−3 (CLST) Area code 56 + 53 Website Municipality of Monte Patria

**Monte Patria** is a [city](/source/List_of_cities_in_Chile) and one of four [communes](/source/Communes_of_Chile) in the [Limarí Province](/source/Limar%C3%AD_Province) of [Chile](/source/Chile)'s north-central [Coquimbo Region](/source/Coquimbo_Region).

## Administration

As a commune, Monte Patria is a third-level [administrative division of Chile](/source/Administrative_division_of_Chile) administered by a Communal Council ([Spanish](/source/Spanish_language): *Consejo Comunal*), headed by a directly elected [alcalde](/source/Alcalde). As of 2010, the alcalde is [Juan Carlos Castillo](/source/Juan_Carlos_Castillo).

Monte Patria belongs to the 9th [electoral district](/source/Electoral_division_of_Chile) and the 4th Senate District (Coquimbo Region). It is represented in the [Chamber of Deputies](/source/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_Chile) of the [National Congress](/source/National_Congress_of_Chile) by the Members Adriana Muñoz ([PPD](/source/Party_for_Democracy_(Chile))) and [Luis Lemus](/source/Luis_Lemus) ([PRI](/source/Regionalist_Party_of_the_Independents)). Currently, Coquimbo is represented in the [Senate](/source/Senate_of_Chile) by [Jorge Pizarro](/source/Jorge_Pizarro) ([PDC](/source/Christian_Democrat_Party)) and [Evelyn Matthei](/source/Evelyn_Matthei) ([UDI](/source/Independent_Democrat_Union)).

## Geography

Monte Patria spans an area of 4,366.3 km (2,713 mi).[2]

## Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, the Monte Patria commune had 30,276 inhabitants; of these, 13,340 (44.1%) lived in [urban areas](/source/Urban_area) and 16,936 (55.9%) in [rural areas](/source/Rural_area). Thus, the Monte Patria population represents 5.1% of regional population and 19.2% of the provincial population. At that time, there were 15,351 men and 14,925 women residing in the commune.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Official_1-0)** ["Municipality of Monte Patria"](https://www.munimontepatria.cl/) (in Spanish). Retrieved 6 September 2010.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-INE_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-INE_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-INE_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-INE_2-3) ["National Statistics Institute"](http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php) (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 May 2010.

## External links

- (in Spanish) [Municipality of Monte Patria](https://www.munimontepatria.cl/)

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