Río Verde is a

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It is the southernmost country in the world and the closest to Antarctica, stretching along a narrow strip of land between the Andes, Andes Mountains and the Paci ...

an commune and settlement in

Magallanes Province Magallanes Province () is one of four provinces in the southern Chilean region of Magallanes and Antártica Chilena. The provincial capital is the city of Punta Arenas. Geography and demography Its eastern portion is located along the northern sh ...

and

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. The commune is located in the area surrounding Seno Skyring, a sea inlet north of

Riesco Island Riesco Island () lies at west of the Brunswick Peninsula, Chile. It is one of the largest islands in Chile, with an area of . Its highest point is Mount Atalaya at . The island is bordered by two large piedmont embayments: Otway Sound and Skyring ...

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Río Verde spans an area of and has 358 inhabitants (295 men and 63 women), making the commune an entirely

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. The population grew by 6.9% (23 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

left, 250px, Pto.Curtze As a commune, Río Verde is a third-level

administrative division of Chile The administrative division or territorial organization of Chile exemplifies characteristics of a unitary state. State administration is functionally and geographically decentralized, as appropriate for each authority in accordance with the law ...

administered by a

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, headed by an

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who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcaldesa is Tatiana Vásquez Barrientos (

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). Within the

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, Río Verde is represented in the

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by Juan Morano ( PDC) and

Gabriel Boric Gabriel Boric Font (; born 11 February 1986) is a Chilean politician and the President of Chile since 2022. He previously served two four-year terms as a deputy in the Chamber of Deputies of Chile, Chamber of Deputies. Boric first gained prom ...

( Ind.) as part of the 60th electoral district, which includes the entire

Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region The Magallanes Region (), officially the Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena Region () or Magallanes and the Chilean Antarctica Region in English, is one of Chile's 16 first order administrative divisions. It is the southernmost, largest, and sec ...

. The commune is represented in the

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

References

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Municipality of Río Verde
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rio Verde, Chile Communes of Chile Populated places in Magallanes Province