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located in the

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, Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region. The commune spans an area of .

Demographics

According to data from the 2002 Census of Population and Housing, Cisnes had 5,353 inhabitants; of these, 2,507 (43.7%) lived in

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s and 3,232 (56.3%) in

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s. At that time, there were 3,414 men and 2,325 women.

Administration

As a commune, Cisnes is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a

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, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2008–2012 alcalde (mayor) is Luis Valdés Gutiérrez ( PS). Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Cisnes is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by René Alinco ( PDC) and David Sandoval (

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) as part of the 59th electoral district, which includes the entire Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region. The commune is represented in the Senate by Antonio Horvath Kiss ( RN) and Patricio Walker Prieto (PDC) as part of the 18th senatorial constituency (Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region).

Notes and references

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Municipality of Cisnes
{{Communes in Aysén del General Carlos Ibáñez del Campo Region Communes of Chile Populated places in Aysén Province