Putre
Putre is a Chilean town and commune, capital of the Parinacota Province in the Arica-Parinacota Region. It is located east of Arica, at an altitude of. The town is backdropped by Taapaca volcanic complex.
Putre is on the edge of the Lauca National Park, and is popular with visitors to the National Park wishing to acclimatise to the altitude.
There is a historical church in Putre.
The commune also includes the localities of Socoroma, Tignamar, Belén, Chapiquiña, Pachama, Ancuta, Guallatiri, Parinacota, Chucuyo and Caquena.
On March 6, 2011, a 6.2 magnitude earthquake centered beneath Putre shook northern Chile and southern Peru, causing no injuries and only minor damage.
Climate
According to the Köppen climate classification, Putre has an alpine tundra climate bordering on a Cold Semi-arid climate.Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Putre had 1,977 inhabitants. Of these, 1,235 lived in urban areas and 742 in rural areas. The population fell by 29.5% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.Administration
As a commune, Putre is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by a mayor who is directly elected every four years. Since August 2023 the mayor has been Javier Tito Huaylla, who was elected by the communal council following the former mayor Maricel Gutiérrez Castro died in July 2023. The communal council has the following members:- Juan Manuel Muñoz Cabrera
- Jeannette Huanca Huanca
- María Aria Santos
- Marcos Jiménez Mamani
- Edie Zegarra Santos
- Herman Gutiérrez Coloma