Peñalolén (

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"fraternal meeting place") is a

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an commune in Santiago Province,

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. It was founded on November 15, 1984.

History

The commune was founded on November 15, 1984.

Drug arrests

During 2019, Chilean police arrested a local family, accusing them of drug trafficking. According to national news channels, the Peñaloléen organization is one of the largest in the Santiago area and operated all over the town.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Peñalolén spans an area of and has 216,060 inhabitants (105,528 men and 110,532 women), and the commune is an entirely

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. The population grew by 20.2% (36,279 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. ;Stats *Area: 54.2 km²Sistema de Información Regional
, Ministry of Planning of Chile. *Population: 238,177 (2006 projection) *Average annual household income: US$43,856 ( PPP, 2006) *Population below poverty line: 8.7% (2006) *Regional quality of life index: 74.35, medium, 26 out of 52 (2005) *

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: 0.743, 52 out of 341 (2003)Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003)
."

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, ''Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán''

Administration

As a commune, Peñalolén is a third-level

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administered by a

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, headed by an

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(mayor) who is directly elected every four years. , the alcalde is Carolina Leitao ( PDC). The communal council has the following members: * Claudia Mora Vega ( RN) * Marcelo Fierro Yantorno (IND) * Rogelio Zuñiga Escudero ( PDC) * Juan Urra Rossi ( PC) * Cristian Jofré Delgado ( PPD) * Leonardo Guerra Medina ( PPD) * Estrella Gershanik Frenk (

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) * Sergio Guerra Soto ( RN) * Julio Abelleira Figueroa ( PS) * Natalia Garrido Toro ( IGUAL)

Mayors

Since 1984, Peñalolén has had five mayors: *María Angélica Cristi (1984–1989, appointed by Pinochet) *Carlos Alarcón (1989–1993, appointed by Aylwin) *Carlos Echeverría (1993–1996) *Carlos Alarcón (1997–2004) * Claudio Orrego (2004-2012) *Carolina Leitao (2012–Present) Peñalolén is represented in the

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by Jaime Pilowski ( PDC) and José Antonio Kast (

) as part of the 24th electoral district (together with

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). The commune is represented in the

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by Manuel José Ossandón ( RN) and Carlos Montes ( PS) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

Universities

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* Universidad Internacional SEK Chile

References

External links

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Municipality of Peñalolén
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