Lo Espejo

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map_captionMap of Lo Espejo commune in Greater Santiago
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subdivision_type1Region
subdivision_name1Santiago Metro.
subdivision_type2Province
subdivision_name2Santiago
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leader_titleAlcalde
leader_partyPCCh
leader_nameJaviera Reyes Jara
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population_footnotes
population_total112800
population_as_of1999 Census
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population_blank1112800
population_blank2_titleRural
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demographics_type1Sex
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demographics1_title2Women
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websiteMunicipality of Lo Espejo
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Lo Espejo is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, southwest of Santiago Centro. It is the most population density commune in the country.

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Demographics

According to the 1999 census of the National Statistics Institute, Lo Espejo spans an area of 7.2 sqkm and has 112,800 inhabitants (55,478 men and 57,322 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 6.1% (7,275 persons) between the 1990 and 1999 censuses. The 2006 population was projected at 106,819 persons, a 5.3% decline.

Statistics

  • Average annual household income: US$23,881 (PPP, 2006)
  • Population below poverty line: 20.1% (2006)
  • Regional quality of life index: 71.90, mid-low, 36 out of 52 (2005)
  • Human Development Index: 0.657, 226 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

As a commune, Lo Espejo 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 2024-2028 alcaldesa is Javiera Reyes Jara (PCCh). The communal council has the following members:

  • Carolina Sagredo Ugarte (PCCh)
  • Elizabeth Henríquez Leiva (PCCh)
  • Francisca Ganga Zúñiga (Ind/PCCh)
  • Javiera López Layana (FA)
  • Cecilia Benavides León (UDI)
  • Carolina Sagredo Ugarte (FRVS)
  • Carlo Acosta de la Fuente (RN)
  • Lorena Galleguillos Oliva (Ind/PS)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Lo Espejo is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pedro Browne (RN) and Guillermo Teillier (PC) as part of the 28th electoral district (together with Pedro Aguirre Cerda and San Miguel). 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

References

  1. "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades".
  2. "Municipality of Lo Espejo".
  3. "National Statistics Institute".
  4. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  5. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org.
  6. "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile.
  7. "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region". Ministry of Planning of Chile.
  8. "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)". [[United Nations Development Programme.
  9. "Alcaldesa".
  10. "Concejo Municipal".

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