San Gregorio, Chile facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
San Gregorio
|
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Town and Commune
|
||||
Estancia San Gregorio
|
||||
|
||||
| Country |  Chile |
|||
| Region |  Magallanes y Antártica Chilena |
|||
| Province | Magallanes | |||
| Government | ||||
| • Type | Municipality | |||
| Area | ||||
| • Total | 6,883.7 km2 (2,657.8 sq mi) | |||
| Elevation | 51 m (167 ft) | |||
| Population
(2012 Census)
|
||||
| • Total | 384 | |||
| • Density | 0.05578/km2 (0.14448/sq mi) | |||
| • Urban | 0 | |||
| • Rural | 1,158 | |||
| Sex | ||||
| • Men | 886 | |||
| • Women | 272 | |||
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT) | |||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST) | |||
| Area code(s) | 56 + 61 | |||
San Gregorio is a special type of area in the far south of Chile, called a commune. It is part of the Magallanes Region and Province. The main town in this commune is Punta Delgada, which is where the local government is located.
This commune is found on the northern side of the Strait of Magellan. To the south is the Strait, and to the north is the border with Argentina. At a place called Primera Angostura, near Punta Delgada, there is a ferry that can take you across to Primavera commune on Tierra del Fuego Island. San Gregorio is also a good spot for wind power because it gets a lot of wind.
Contents
Exploring San Gregorio
San Gregorio has some interesting places to visit.
Estancia San Gregorio
About 40 kilometers (25 miles) southwest of Punta Delgada, you'll find a settlement called Estancia San Gregorio (52°34′01″S 70°04′12″W / 52.566944°S 70.07°W). Here, there is a large ranch, known as an estancia, with impressive buildings that were built way back in 1882.
Historic Shipwrecks
Near San Gregorio, you can see the remains of two old cargo ships from the 1800s.
- The Ambassador was a fast sailing ship called a tea clipper. It was built in London in 1869 and ended up beached at San Gregorio in 1896.
- The Amadeo was a steamship built in Liverpool in 1884. It was beached at San Gregorio in 1932.
People and Population
San Gregorio covers a large area of about 6,883.7 square kilometers (2,657.8 square miles). According to a 2002 study by the National Statistics Institute, 1,158 people lived there. Most of the people living in San Gregorio are from rural areas, meaning they live outside of big cities.
Between 1992 and 2002, the population of San Gregorio decreased by about 29.5%. The people living here today are mostly descendants of families from Croatia, Spain, and other parts of Europe.
How San Gregorio is Governed
As a commune, San Gregorio is a local government area in Chile. It is managed by a municipal council. The leader of this council is called an alcalde, who is like a mayor. The alcalde is chosen by the people in an election every four years. The alcalde for the 2012–2016 term was Edgar Cárcamo Alderete.
San Gregorio is also part of larger areas for national elections. It is represented in the Chamber of Deputies (which is like one part of the country's parliament) by two people. It is also represented in the Senate (the other part of the parliament) by two people.
See also
In Spanish: San Gregorio (comuna de Magallanes) para niños
