Lo Prado () is a Chilean commune located in

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, which is itself part of the

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. It is part of the Greater Santiago urban area.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the

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, Lo Prado spans an area of and has 104,316 inhabitants (50,608 men and 53,708 women), and the commune is an entirely

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. The population fell by 6% (6617 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Its 2006 projected population was 98,983.

Stats

*Average annual household income: US$26,950 ( PPP, 2006) *Population below poverty line: 11.6% (2006) *Regional quality of life index: 81.80, high, 7 out of 52 (2005) *

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: 0.715, 100 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

As a commune, Lo Prado is a third-level

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administered by a

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, headed by an

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who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Gonzalo Navarrete Muñoz ( PPD). The communal council has the following members: * Nicolás Navarrete Hernández ( PPD) * Juan Labra Sanhueza ( RN) * Dino Girardi Lavín ( PPD) * Juana Maturana González ( PPD) * Cynthia Calderón Rodríguez ( DC) * Silvia Valdivia Matus ( PC) * Jimmy Arce Leiva ( PS) * Gerónimo Flores Gómez (

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) Within the

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, Lo Prado is represented in the

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by Nicolás Monckeberg ( RN) and Cristina Girardi (PPD) as part of the 18th electoral district, (together with

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and

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). The commune is represented in the

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by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (

) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

References

{{Communes in Santiago Metropolitan Region Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile Geography of Santiago, Chile Communes of Chile Populated places established in 1981