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Huechuraba

City and commune in Santiago Metro., Chile

Huechuraba
City and commune
Emblem Huechuraba within Greater Santiago Huechuraba Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°28′S 70°42′W / 33.467°S 70.700°W / -33.467; -70.700
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metro.
Province	Santiago
Founded	March 1946
Government [1][2]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Carlos Cuadrado Prats (PPD)
Area [3]
• Total	44.8 km2 (17.3 sq mi)
Population  (2002 Census)[3]
• Total	74,070
• Density	1,700/km2 (4,300/sq mi)
• Urban	74,070
• Rural	0
Sex [3]
• Men	36,433
• Women	37,637
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[4])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area code	56 +
Website	Municipality of Huechuraba

Huechuraba (Spanish pronunciation: [wetʃuˈɾaβa]) is a city and communeofChile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Huechuraba has a mild mediterranean climate: relatively hot dry summers (November to March) with temperatures reaching up to 35 °C (95 °F) on the hottest days; winters (June to August) are more humid, with typical maximum daily temperatures of 12 °C (54 °F), and minimums of a few degrees above freezing.

Demographics[edit]

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Huechuraba spans an area of 44.8 km² (17 sq mi) and has 74,070 inhabitants (36,433 men and 37,637 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 19.9% (12,286 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.^[3] The projected 2006 population was 82,200 (2006 projection)^{[6][failed verification]}

Statistics[edit]

• Average annual household income: $52,904 (PPP, 2006)^{[6][failed verification]}
• Population below poverty line: 14.5% (2006)^[7]
• Regional quality of life index: 73.23, medium, 31 out of 52 (2005)
• Human Development Index: 0.737, 56 out of 341 (2003)^[8]

Administration[edit]

The Municipality of Huechuraba is directed in the period 2021-2024 by the Mayor Carlos Cuadrado Prats (PPD), who is advised by the councilors:

• Barbara Plaza Escobar (IND-PC)
• Elizabeth Roco Campos (IND-RD)
• Karina Soto Rodríguez (IND)
• Leonardo Igor Bustamante (PS)
• Carolina Rojas Charcas (PPD)
• María Elisa Kaelin Tello (IND-PPD)
• Ignacio Silva Santa Cruz (PDC)
• Fernando Pérez Navarro (RN)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Huechuraba is represented in the Chamber of DeputiesbyÉrika Olivera (RN), Jorge Durán Espinoza (RN), José Carlos Meza (REP), Andrés Giordano Salazar (IL), Karol Cariola (PC), Boris Marrera (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]

External links[edit]

• (in Spanish) Municipality of Huechuraba