Pedro Aguirre Cerda () is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
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** Communes of ...
of
Chile
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located in
Santiago Province,
Santiago Metropolitan Region
Santiago Metropolitan Region ( es, link=no, Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago. Mos ...
. It is named after President
Pedro Aguirre Cerda
Pedro Abelino Aguirre Cerda (; February 6, 1879 – November 25, 1941) was a Chilean political figure, educator, and lawyer who served as the 22nd president of Chile from 1938 until his death in 1941. A member of the Radical Party since 1906, ...
.
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
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, Pedro Aguirre Cerda spans an area of and has 114,560 inhabitants (55,382 men and 59,178 women), and the commune is an entirely
urban area
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. The population fell by 12.2% (15881 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
;Stats
*Average annual household income: US$28,199 (
PPP, 2006)
*Population below poverty line: 6.3% (2006)
*Regional quality of life index: 81.08, high, 9 out of 52 (2005)
*
Human Development Index
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: 0.708, 114 out of 341 (2003)
Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003)
." UNDP
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, ''Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán''
Administration
As a commune, Pedro Aguirre Cerda is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council
A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, rural counc ...
, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-1016 major is Claudina Núñez Jiménez ( PC).UDI Udi may refer to:
Places
* Udi, Enugu, a local government areas and city in Nigeria
* Udi, a place in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, India
People
* Udi Gal (born 1979), Israeli Olympic sailor
* Udi Vaks (born 1979), Israeli Olympic judoka
...
)
* Elizabeth Jiménez Oliva (IND)
* Carmen Salinas Jara ( PPD)
* Eduardo Cancino Cáceres ( PC)
* Rodrigo Lagos Fuentes ( PDC)
* Manuel Aguilar Gálvez ( RN)
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Pedro Aguirre Cerda is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pedro Browne ( RN) and Guillermo Teillier ( PC) as part of the 28th electoral district, (together with San Miguel and Lo Espejo
Lo Espejo is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It has the country's largest population density.
Demographics
According to the 1999 census of the National Statistics Institute, Lo Espejo spans an a ...
). The commune is represented in the Senate by Carlos Montes ( PS) and Manuel José Ossandón ( RN) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).
References
External links
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Municipality of Pedro Aguirre Cerda
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Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile
Geography of Santiago, Chile
Communes of Chile