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Sierra Gorda | |
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 Coat of arms  Map of Sierra Gorda commune in Antofagasta Region   Sierra Gorda Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates: 22°54′S 69°19′W / 22.900°S 69.317°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region |  Antofagasta |
| Province | Antofagasta |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | José Guerrero Venegas |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12,886.4 km2 (4,975.5 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,615 m (5,299 ft) |
| Population (2012 Census)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,069 |
| • Density | 0.083/km2 (0.21/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 0 |
| • Rural | 2,356 |
| Sex | |
| • Men | 1,791 |
| • Women | 565 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[3]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[4]) |
| Area code | (+56) 5 |
| Website | Municipality 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]
- ^ "Municipality of Sierra Gorda" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ a b c "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 November 2010.
- ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ 2012 Chile census Archived 2017-03-07 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Encuesta Casen, 2006, Ministry of Planning. PPP data from International Monetary Fund, April 2008.
- ^ La Tercera, February 10, 2008 print edition, page 68.
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