Huechuraba
Huechuraba | |
|---|---|
 Panoramic view from San Cristobal Hill | |
  Huechuraba Location in Chile | |
| Coordinates (city): 33°28′S 70°42′W / 33.467°S 70.700°W | |
| Country |  Chile |
| Region | Santiago Metro. |
| Province | Santiago |
| Founded | March 1946 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Alcalde | Maximiliano Luksic Lederer (Ind/UDI) |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.8 km2 (17.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2024)[4] | |
• Total | 101,808 |
| • Density | 2,270/km2 (5,890/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 101,715 |
| • Rural | 93 |
| Time zone | UTC-4 (CLT[5]) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-3 (CLST[6]) |
| Area code | 56 + |
| Website | Municipality of Huechuraba |
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Huechuraba (Spanish pronunciation: [wetʃuˈɾaβa]) is a commune in Santiago Province in the Santiago Metropolitan Region in Chile. It has 101,808 inhabitants.[4]
Demographics
[edit]As of the 2024 census, the population is 101,808, of which 48.6% are male and 51.4% are female. People under 15 years old make up 19.1% of the population, and people over 65 years old make up 11.3%. 99.9% of the population is urban and 0.1% is rural.[4]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 22,217 | — |
| 1982 | 56,313 | +8.06% |
| 1992 | 61,784 | +0.93% |
| 2002 | 74,070 | +1.83% |
| 2017 | 98,671 | +1.93% |
| 2024 | 101,808 | +0.45% |
| Source: INE[7][4], Memoria Chilena[8] | ||
- Average annual household income: $52,904 (PPP, 2006)[9][failed verification]
- Population below poverty line: 14.5% (2006)[10]
- Regional quality of life index: 73.23, medium, 31 out of 52 (2005)
- Human Development Index: 0.737, 56 out of 341 (2003)[11]
Immigration
[edit]As of the 2024 census, immigrants make up 9.2% of the population - 8.1% are from South America, 0.7% from North America, 0.3% from Europe, 0.1% from Asia, 0.004% from Africa, and 0.01% from Oceania.[4]
Administration
[edit]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
[edit]- ↑ "Municipality of Huechuraba" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ↑ "División Político Administrativa y censal, 2007" [Political, Administrative and Census Division, 2007] (PDF) (in Spanish). INE. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-11-14.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Resultados – Censo 2024" [Results – 2024 Census] (in Spanish). INE.
- ↑ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ↑ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
- ↑ "Censo de Población y Vivienda" [Census of Population and Housing] (in Spanish). INE.
- ↑ "Censos de 1970-1982" [1970-1982 Censuses] (PDF) (in Spanish). Memoria Chilena.
- ↑ "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile. Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
- ↑ "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2007.
- ↑ "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)" (PDF). Government of Chile, Mideplán. UNDP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
External links
[edit]- (in Spanish) Municipality of Huechuraba
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