Maipú is a commune of

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located in Santiago Province,

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, integrated into the Greater Santiago conurbation. It was founded on February 16, 1821 and it is the place of the Battle of Maipú (April 5, 1818), where Chile's independence was consolidated. Inhabitants are mostly part of a middle class. According to the 2017 census, Maipú was the second largest commune in Chile, behind Puente Alto.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Maipú spans an area of and has 479,911 inhabitants (233,000 men and 247,000 women). Of these, 476,552 (99.3%) lived in

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s and 3,359 (0.7%) in

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s. The population grew by 82.6% (211,840 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 census. ;Stats *Average annual household income: US$45,664 ( PPP, 2006) *Population below poverty line: 9.1% (2006) *Regional quality of life index: 76.67, mid-high, 21 out of 52 (2005) *

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: 0.782, 20 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

As a commune, Maipú 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 2016-2020 alcalde was Cathy Barriga Guerra (UDI). The communal council had the following members: * Herman Silva Sanhueza ( PDC) * Alejandro Almendares Müller (IND) * Marcelo Torres Ferrari ( RN) * Carol Bortnick De Mayo ( PPD) * Antonio Neme Fajuri ( UDI) * Carlos Jara Garrido ( PPD) * Marcela Silva Nieto ( PS) * Ariel Ramos Stocker ( PC) * Abraham Donoso Morales ( PDC) * Mauricio Ovalle Urrea ( PDC) Within the

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, Maipú is represented in the

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by Pepe Auth ( PPD) and Mónica Zalaquett ( UDI) as part of the 20th electoral district, which consists entirely of the Santiago commune. The commune is represented in the

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by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West). The alcalde for the 2021-2025 period is Tomás Vodanovic (RD)

Gallery

File:Templo Votivo de Maipú 2.jpg, Votive Temple of Maipú File:Edificioconsistorial.JPG, Town hall File:Monumento al Abrazo de Maipú - 02.jpg, Monument to Maipú Embrace File:Cerro15 cruz maipu.JPG, The cross of Primo de Rivera's Hill File:Monumento Vencedores Bailén.jpg, Monument to the Conquerors of the winners of Bailen File:CiudadsateliteImagen2 030.jpg, A neighbourhood in Maipu

References

External links

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Municipality of Maipú
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''Maipú a su servicio'' journal
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''MaipuCiudadano.cl, Diario Virtual de Maipú'' journal
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''Todas las noticias de Maipú en un solo lugar'' journal
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