Sierra Gorda, Chile

Sierra Gorda


Coat of arms
Map of Sierra Gorda commune in Antofagasta Region
Location in Chile
Location in Chile
Sierra Gorda
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 22°54′S 69°19′W / 22.900°S 69.317°W / -22.900; -69.317
Country Chile
Region Antofagasta
ProvinceAntofagasta
Government
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeJosé Guerrero Venegas
Area
 • Total12,886.4 km2 (4,975.5 sq mi)
Elevation
1,615 m (5,299 ft)
Population
 (2012 Census)[2]
 • Total1,069
 • Density0.083/km2 (0.21/sq mi)
 • Urban
0
 • Rural
2,356
Sex
 • Men1,791
 • Women565
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[3])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[4])
Area code(+56) 5
WebsiteMunicipality of Sierra Gorda

Sierra Gorda is a Chilean commune in Antofagasta Province, Antofagasta Region. The total population was 1,516 as of the 2012 census.[5] The two main settlements are the villages of Sierra Gorda (pop. 428) and Baquedano (pop. 825).

The Sierra Gorda Copper Mine is located 2 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).[6]

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.[7]

  1. ^ "Municipality of Sierra Gorda" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  2. ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2010.
  3. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  4. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
  5. ^ 2012 Chile census Archived 2017-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Encuesta Casen, 2006, Ministry of Planning. PPP data from International Monetary Fund, April 2008.
  7. ^ La Tercera, February 10, 2008 print edition, page 68.