Independencia (,

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for "independence") is a

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Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

located in Santiago Province,

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. The main street is Independencia Avenue.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Independencia spans an area of and has 65,479 inhabitants (30,633 men and 34,846 women), and the commune is an entirely

urban area An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities ...

. The population fell by 15.8% (12315 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 57,886.

Stats

*Average annual household income: $30,355 ( PPP, 2006) *Population below poverty line: 6.0% (2006) *Regional quality of life index: 78.95, mid-high, 15 out of 52 (2005) *

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: 0.709, 111 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

As a commune, Independencia is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a

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, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Gonzalo Durán Baronti ( PS). The communal council has the following members: * Pilar Durán Baronti ( PS) * Rodrigo Barco Sánchez ( RN) * Carola Rivero Canales ( PS) * América López Moris ( DC) * Margarita Vásquez Contreras ( UDI) * Sandra Álvarez Ruíz ( RN) * Elena Salazar Bonta ( PC) * José Miguel Cuevas Fonsea ( PS) Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Independencia is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Patricio Hales ( PPD) and Claudia Nogueira ( UDI) as part of the 19th electoral district, (together with Recoleta). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

References

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Municipality of Independencia
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