Sierra Gorda, Chile

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}} {{Infobox settlement  | name = Sierra Gorda | native_name =  | native_name_lang = es | other_name = | settlement_type = Commune | image_skyline = | image_alt = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_alt = Flag | image_shield = Escudo de Sierra Gorda.svg | shield_alt = Coat of arms | image_map = Comuna de Sierra Gorda.svg | map_alt = Map of Sierra Gorda commune in Antofagasta Region | map_caption = Map of Sierra Gorda commune in Antofagasta Region | pushpin_map = Chile | pushpin_map_narrow = yes | pushpin_label_position = bottom | pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile | pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile | coordinates = {{coord|22|54|S|69|19|W|region:CL-AN|display=inline,title}} | coor_pinpoint = | coordinates_footnotes = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Chile}} | subdivision_type1 = Region | subdivision_name1 = {{flag|Antofagasta}} | subdivision_type2 = Province | subdivision_name2 = Antofagasta | established_title = | established_date = | founder = | named_for = | government_footnotes = <ref name="Official">{{cite web |url= http://www.municipalidadsierragorda.cl/ |title=Municipality of Sierra Gorda |accessdate=3 November 2010|language=es}}</ref> | government_type = Municipality | leader_party = | leader_title = Alcalde | leader_name = José Guerrero Venegas | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = <ref name="INE">{{cite web |url= http://www.ine.cl/canales/chile_estadistico/censos_poblacion_vivienda/censo_pobl_vivi.php |title= National Statistics Institute |accessdate=3 November 2010|language=es}}</ref> | area_total_km2 = 12886.4 | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = 1615 | population_footnotes = <ref name="INE"/> | population_total = 1069 | population_as_of = 2012 Census | population_density_km2 = auto | population_demonym = | population_blank1_title = Urban | population_blank1 = 0 | population_blank2_title = Rural | population_blank2 = 2356 | demographics_type1 = Sex | demographics1_footnotes = <ref name="INE"/> | demographics1_title1 = Men | demographics1_info1 = 1,791 | demographics1_title2 = Women | demographics1_info2 = 565 | timezone = CLT<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |accessdate=9 September 2010 |title=Chile Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |archive-date=11 September 2007 }}</ref> | utc_offset = -4 | timezone_DST = CLST<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |accessdate=9 September 2010 |title=Chile Summer Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |archive-date=11 September 2007 }}</ref> | utc_offset_DST = -3 | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code_type = | area_code = (+56) 5 | website = [http://www.municipalidadsierragorda.cl/ Municipality of Sierra Gorda] | footnotes = }}

'''Sierra Gorda''' is a Chilean commune in Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region. The total population was 1,516 as of the 2012 census.<ref>[http://www.geohive.com/cntry/Chile_ext.aspx 2012 Chile census] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170307204316/http://www.geohive.com/cntry/Chile_ext.aspx |date=2017-03-07 }}</ref> The two main settlements are the villages of Sierra Gorda (pop. 428) and Baquedano (pop. 825).

The Sierra Gorda copper mine is located 2{{nbsp}}km north-west of the village of Sierra Gorda. Due to the mining business, Sierra Gorda has the eighth highest average household income in the country (PPP US$34,842 in 2006).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071213091927/http://www.mideplan.cl/casen/modulos/comunal/2006/comunal2006cuadro4.xls Encuesta Casen, 2006], Ministry of Planning. PPP data from [http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2008/01/weodata/weorept.aspx?sy=2006&ey=2006&scsm=1&ssd=1&sort=country&ds=.&br=1&pr1.x=28&pr1.y=13&c=228&s=PPPEX&grp=0&a= International Monetary Fund], April 2008.</ref>

The village of Sierra Gorda stages a yearly summer music festival called ''Festival del Desierto'' ("Festival of the Desert"), which attracts thousands of people from nearby towns, and even from neighboring countries such as Peru and Bolivia.<ref name="latercera">La Tercera, February 10, 2008 print edition, page 68.</ref>

==Climate== {{Weather box |location = Sierra Gorda, Chile |metric first = Y |single line = Y |width = auto |Jan high C = 31.2 |Feb high C = 30.9 |Mar high C = 30.7 |Apr high C = 29.3 |May high C = 27.4 |Jun high C = 26.2 |Jul high C = 25.8 |Aug high C = 27.7 |Sep high C = 29.1 |Oct high C = 30.5 |Nov high C = 31.2 |Dec high C = 31.4 |year high C = 29.3 |Jan mean C = 20.6 |Feb mean C = 21.2 |Mar mean C = 20.7 |Apr mean C = 19.2 |May mean C = 17.2 |Jun mean C = 15.2 |Jul mean C = 14.4 |Aug mean C = 15.6 |Sep mean C = 16.8 |Oct mean C = 17.3 |Nov mean C = 19.1 |Dec mean C = 19.8 |Jan low C = 9.9 |Feb low C = 10.3 |Mar low C = 9.4 |Apr low C = 6.8 |May low C = 4.7 |Jun low C = 2.8 |Jul low C = 2.1 |Aug low C = 3.1 |Sep low C = 4.5 |Oct low C = 5.8 |Nov low C = 6.7 |Dec low C = 8.3 |year low C = 6.2 |precipitation colour = green |Jan precipitation mm = 0 |Feb precipitation mm = 0 |Mar precipitation mm = 0 |Apr precipitation mm = 0 |May precipitation mm = 0 |Jun precipitation mm = 0 |Jul precipitation mm = 0 |Aug precipitation mm = 0 |Sep precipitation mm = 0 |Oct precipitation mm = 0 |Nov precipitation mm = 0 |Dec precipitation mm = 0 |year precipitation mm = 1 |source 1 = Atlas Agroclimatico de Chile (temperatures 1994–2014, precipitation 1994–2015)<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.agrimed.cl/atlas/tomo1.html | title = Atlas Agroclimático de Chile–Estado Actual y Tendencias del Clima (Tomo I: Regiones de Arica Y Parinacota, Tarapacá y Antofagasta | publisher = Universidad de Chile | language = Spanish | year = 2017 | pages = 136–146 | accessdate = 9 December 2018}}</ref> }}

==Demographics== According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Sierra Gorda had 2,356 inhabitants (1,791 men and 565 women), and is an entirely rural area. The population grew by 65.3% (931 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.<ref name= "INE"/>

==Administration== As a commune, Sierra Gorda 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 2021-2024 alcalde is José Guerrero Venegas.<ref name="Official"/>

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Sierra Gorda is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pedro Araya (PRI) and Manuel Rojas (UDI) as part of the 4th electoral district, together with Antofagasta, Mejillones and Taltal. The commune is represented in the Senate by Jorge Soria (Ind., 2018–2026) and Luz Ebensperger (UDI, 2018–2022) as part of the 2nd senatorial constituency (Antofagasta Region).

== 2008 ''Quantum of Solace'' incident == While filming for the James Bond film ''Quantum of Solace'' was under way in the village, the mayor of Sierra Gorda, Carlos López Vega, drove his car onto the set because the crew had not asked his permission to film in his commune.<ref>{{cite news | author = Simon Gardner | title = James Bond has new nemesis: irate Chilean mayor | agency=Reuters | date = 2 April 2008 | url = http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKN0237294620080402 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080406135540/http://uk.reuters.com/article/topNews/idUKN0237294620080402 | url-status = dead | archive-date = 6 April 2008 | accessdate=13 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | title = 'Mayor' protests on Chile 007 set |publisher=BBC News Online | date = 2 April 2008 | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7326582.stm | accessdate=3 April 2008}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[http://www.municipalidadsierragorda.cl/ Municipality of Sierra Gorda] {{in lang|es}}

Category:Communes of Chile Category:Populated places in Antofagasta Province Category:Mining communities in Chile