San Juan de la Costa | |
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 Location of the San Juan de la Costa commune in Los Lagos Region   San Juan de la Costa Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates:40°31′S73°24′W / 40.517°S 73.400°W /-40.517; -73.400 | |
| Country | Chile |
| Region | Los Lagos |
| Province | Osorno |
| Founded | October 26, 1979 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Bernardo Candia Henríquez (DC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,517 km2 (586 sq mi) |
| Population (2002 Census)[2] | |
• Total | 8,831 |
| • Density | 5.821/km2 (15.08/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 902 |
| • Rural | 7,929 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 4,814 |
| • Women | 4,017 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (Chile Time (CLT)[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (Chile Summer Time (CLST)[4]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | www |
San Juan de la Costa is a commune ofChile, located in theOsorno Province in theLos Lagos Region. The administration (municipalidad) is located at the hamlet ofPuaucho, 34 km west ofOsorno. San Juan de la Costa is known for a large proportion of its population being indigenousHuilliches. This commune is characterized by a large coastline suitable forecotourism, especiallybalneariosPucatrihue andMaicolpue, the port ofBahía Mansa, and the ethnic tourism of the Huilliche culture.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1970 | 9,522 | — |
| 1982 | 8,449 | −0.99% |
| 1992 | 9,778 | +1.47% |
| 2002 | 8,831 | −1.01% |
| 2017 | 7,512 | −1.07% |
| 2024 | 7,776 | +0.49% |
| Source:"Censo de Población y Vivienda". National Statistics Institute. | ||
According to the 2002census of theNational Statistics Institute, San Juan de la Costa spans an area of 1,517 km2 (586 sq mi) and has 8,831 inhabitants (4,814 men and 4,017 women). Of these, 902 (10.2%) lived inurban areas and 7,929 (89.8%) inrural areas. The population fell by 9.7% (947 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[2]
As a commune, San Juan de la Costa is a third-leveladministrative division of Chile administered by amunicipal council, headed by analcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008-2012 alcalde is Javier Oyarzo Ruiz (RN).[1]
Within theelectoral divisions of Chile, San Juan de la Costa is represented in theChamber of Deputies by Javier Hernández (UDI) and Sergio Ojeda (PDC) as part of the 55th electoral district, together withOsorno andSan Pablo. The commune is represented in theSenate by Camilo Escalona Medina (PS) and Carlos Kuschel Silva (RN) as part of the 17th senatorial constituency (17).
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