Lo Espejo is a commune of

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located in Santiago Province,

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, southwest of Santiago Centro. It is the most

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commune in the country.

Demographics

According to the 1999

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of the National Statistics Institute, Lo Espejo spans an area of and has 112,800 inhabitants (55,478 men and 57,322 women), and the commune is an entirely

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. The population fell by 6.1% (7,275 persons) between the 1990 and 1999 censuses. The 2006 population was projected at 106,819 persons, a 5.3% decline.

Statistics

*Average annual household income: US$23,881 ( PPP, 2006) *Population below poverty line: 20.1% (2006) *Regional quality of life index: 71.90, mid-low, 36 out of 52 (2005) *

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: 0.657, 226 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

As a commune, Lo Espejo is a third-level

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administered by a

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, headed by an

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who is directly elected every four years. The 2024-2028 alcaldesa is Javiera Reyes Jara ( PCCh). The communal council has the following members: * Carolina Sagredo Ugarte ( PCCh) * Elizabeth Henríquez Leiva ( PCCh) * Francisca Ganga Zúñiga (Ind/ PCCh) * Javiera López Layana ( FA) * Cecilia Benavides León ( UDI) * Carolina Sagredo Ugarte ( FRVS) * Carlo Acosta de la Fuente ( RN) * Lorena Galleguillos Oliva (Ind/ PS) Within the

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, Lo Espejo is represented in the

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by Pedro Browne ( RN) and Guillermo Teillier ( PC) as part of the 28th electoral district (together with

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and San Miguel). The commune is represented in the

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by Soledad Alvear ( PDC) and Pablo Longueira ( UDI) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

References

External links

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Municipality of Lo Espejo
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