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La Granja, Chile

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Country
  
Chile

Area
  
10.1 km²

Area code
  
56

Time zone
  
CLT (UTC-4)

Local time
  
Friday 1:26 AM

La Granja, Chile photoswikimapiaorgp0001427322bigjpg

Website
  
Municipality of La Granja

Weather
  
16°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 39% Humidity

La Granja (Spanish for "the farm") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Contents

Map of La Granja, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Granja spans an area of 10.1 km2 (4 sq mi) and has 132,520 inhabitants (64,750 men and 67,770 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population fell by 0.6% (765 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 129,707.

Stats

  • Average annual household income: US$14,662 (PPP, 2006)
  • Population below poverty line: 14.2% (2006)
  • Regional quality of life index: 77.93, mid-high, 18 out of 52 (2005)
  • Human Development Index: 0.689, 158 out of 341 (2003)
  • Administration

    As a commune, La Granja is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Felipe Delpin Aguilar (DC). The communal council has the following members:

  • Cristián Carmona Macaya (DC)
  • Rodrigo Quezada Arriagada (IND)
  • Juan Valdés Valdés (PS)
  • Germán Pino Maturana (PPD)
  • Sergio Robles Pinto (PC)
  • Silvana Poblete Romero (PS)
  • Berta Venegas Maldonado (DC)
  • Patricio Oyarce Bravo (UDI)
  • Within the electoral divisions of Chile, La Granja is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Felipe Salaberry (UDI) and Ximena Vidal (PPD) as part of the 25th electoral district, (together with Macul and San Joaquín). The commune is represented in the Senate by Soledad Alvear (PDC) and Pablo Longueira (UDI) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

    References

    La Granja, Chile Wikipedia