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Huechuraba

Huechuraba
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nameHuechuraba
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settlement_typeCity and commune
image_skylineHuechuraba.jpg
image_captionPanoramic view from San Cristobal Hill
flag_altFlag
image_blank_emblemEscudo de Huechuraba.svg
blank_emblem_typeEmblem
blank_emblem_altEmblem
image_mapComuna de Huechuraba.svg
map_captionHuechuraba within Greater Santiago
map_altMap of Huechuraba commune within Greater Santiago
pushpin_mapChile
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pushpin_label_positionbottom
pushpin_map_altLocation in Chile
pushpin_map_captionLocation in Chile
coordinates
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subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_nameChile
subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Santiago Metro.
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Santiago
established_titleFounded
established_dateMarch 1946
government_footnotes
government_typeMunicipality
leader_titleAlcalde
leader_partyInd/UDI
leader_nameMaximiliano Luksic Lederer
unit_prefMetric
area_footnotes
area_total_km244.8
population_footnotes
population_total74070
population_as_of2002 Census
population_density_km2auto
population_blank1_titleUrban
population_blank174070
population_blank2_titleRural
population_blank20
demographics_type1Sex
demographics1_footnotes
demographics1_title1Men
demographics1_info136,433
demographics1_title2Women
demographics1_info237,637
timezoneCLT
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area_code56 +
websiteMunicipality of Huechuraba
Western suburbs
Ciudad empresarial
Espacio Riesco

Huechuraba () is a city and commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Huechuraba spans an area of 44.8 sqkm and has 74,070 inhabitants (36,433 men and 37,637 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 19.9% (12,286 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The projected 2006 population was 82,200 (2006 projection)

Statistics

  • Average annual household income: $52,904 (PPP, 2006)
  • Population below poverty line: 14.5% (2006)
  • Regional quality of life index: 73.23, medium, 31 out of 52 (2005)
  • Human Development Index: 0.737, 56 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

As a commune, Huechuraba is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is elected by popular vote every four years. The 2024-2028 alcalde is Maximiliano Luksic Lederer (Ind/UDI) who was elected for the 2024-2028 term. The communal council has the following members:

  • Jorge Arancibia Labraña (REP)
  • Fresia Hernández Bravo (FA)
  • Bárbara Plaza Escobar (PCCh)
  • Humberto Allendes Olivares (Evópoli)
  • Elisa Kaelin Tello (Ind/PL)
  • Fernando Pérez Navarro (RN)
  • Genaro Román Zamorano (PPD)
  • Javiera Jiménez Palomo (PS)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Huechuraba is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Érika Olivera (RN), Jorge Durán Espinoza (RN), José Carlos Meza (REP), Andrés Giordano Salazar (FA), Karol Cariola (PC), Boris Barrera (PC) and Maite Orsini (RD), as part of the 9th electoral district, (together with Conchalí,Quinta Normal, Independencia, Recoleta, Lo Prado, Cerro Navia and Renca).

References

References

  1. "Municipality of Huechuraba".
  2. "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades".
  3. "National Statistics Institute".
  4. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  5. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  6. "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile.
  7. "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region". Ministry of Planning of Chile.
  8. "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)". [[United Nations Development Programme.
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