Huechuraba (Spanish pronunciation: [wetʃuˈɾaβa]) is a city and commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.
Huechuraba | |
|---|---|
  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 | Carlos Cuadrado Prats (PPD) |
| Area | |
• 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 | |
| • 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 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
editAccording 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
editThe 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 Deputies by Érika 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- ^ "Municipality of Huechuraba" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
- ^ a b c d "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "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