Pirque () is a commune of

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in Cordillera Province,

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; it is located 2.8 kilometers southeast of

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and 21.3 kilometers south-southeast of the center of

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. It is situated at the base of the Cajón del Maipo, and is the home of the Concha y Toro wine company.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the

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, Pirque spans an area of and has 16,565 inhabitants (8,384 men and 8,181 women). Of these, 9,651 (58.3%) lived in

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s and 6,914 (41.7%) in

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s. The population grew by 45.7% (5,197 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Stats

*Population: 20,518 (2006 projection) *Average annual household income: US$21,537 ( PPP, 2006) *Population below poverty line: 9.1% (2006)

Administration

As a commune, Pirque is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a

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, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Cristian Balmaceda Undurraga ( RN). The communal council has the following members: * Carlos Miranda Dinamarca (IND) * Hilda Espinoza Cavieres (IND) * Patricio Domínguez Warrington ( PS) * Lorena Berrios Gonzalez ( RN) * Pablo Ulloa Riquelme (IND) * María Mujica Vizcaya (IND) Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Pirque is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Osvaldo Andrade ( PS) and Mr. Leopoldo Pérez ( RN) as part of the 29th electoral district, (together with

San José de Maipo San José de Maipo is the name of a commune in Chile and the city within it, located in the Cajón del Maipo, in Cordillera Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, some 48 kilometers south-east of capital Santiago, bordered on the east by Argenti ...

and

La Pintana La Pintana is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. La Pintana is home to Antumapu, the agricultural and veterinary sciences campus of University of Chile, Chile's oldest university. Demographics Accordin ...

). The commune is represented in the Senate by Soledad Alvear Valenzuela ( PDC) and Ena Von Baer (

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) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

References

External links

Portal Pirque
Community website Pirque {{Authority control Communes of Chile Populated places established in 1887 Populated places in Cordillera Province