Primavera ( Spanish for "spring") is a Chilean commune in Tierra del Fuego Province, Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region,

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. It is located on the north of Tierra del Fuego Island. Its main settlement is Cerro Sombrero.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Primavera spans an area of and has 1,016 inhabitants (735 men and 281 women), making the commune an entirely

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. The population fell by 38% (613 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, Primavera is a third-level

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administered by a

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, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012–2016 alcalde is Blagomir Brztilo Avendaño. Within the

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, Primavera is represented in the

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by Juan Enrique Morano ( PDC) and Gabriel Boric ( Ind.) as part of the 60th electoral district, which includes the entire Magallanes and Antartica Chilena Region. The commune is represented in the

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by Carlos Bianchi Chelech (Ind.) and Carolina Goic Boroevic ( PDC) as part of the 19th senatorial constituency (Magallanes Region).

References

{{Authority control Tierra del Fuego Province, Chile Communes of Chile