Pudahuel (,

Mapudungun Mapuche (, Mapuche & Spanish: , or Mapudungun; from ' 'land' and ' 'speak, speech') is an Araucanian language related to Huilliche spoken in south-central Chile and west-central Argentina by the Mapuche people (from ''mapu'' 'land' and ''che ...

"place of pools/water" or "place where seagulls gather") is a commune of

Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...

located in Santiago Province,

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. Santiago's international airport Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez is located there.

Demographics

According to the 2017

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of the

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, Pudahuel spans an area of and has 230.293 inhabitants (112,412 men and 117,881 women). The population grew by 18% (34,713 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 census.

Stats

*Area: 197.4 km²Sistema de Información Regional
Ministry of Planning of Chile. *Population: 256,607 (2021 projection) *Average annual household income: US$19,766 ( PPP, 2006) *Population below poverty line: 7.1% (2006) *Regional quality of life index: 71.61, mid-low, 39 out of 52 (2005) *

Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) is a statistic composite index of life expectancy, education (mean years of schooling completed and expected years of schooling upon entering the education system), and per capita income indicators, whi ...

: 0.735, 59 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

As a commune, Pudahuel is a third-level

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administered by a

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, headed by an

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(Mayor) who is directly elected every four years. The 2021–2024 mayor is Ítalo Bravo Lizana ( Equality Party). The communal council has the following members: * Cinthya Muñoz Escanilla ( PI) * Sandy Muñoz Poblete ( PI) * Javiera Soto Fuentes ( Ind./ PH) * Esteban Sepúlveda Reyes ( PCCh) * Carolina Seguel Hidalgo ( PCCh) * José Escobar Rodríguez ( RD) * Aldea Magaña Leiva ( PS) * Cristian Véliz Solís ( Ind./ PPD) * Patricio Cisternas Monreal ( PDC) * Gisela Vila Ruz (

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) Within the

electoral divisions of Chile Chile has two distinct electoral division systems: * To elect members of the Chamber of Deputies and of the Senate, Chile is divided into several electoral divisions, namely electoral districts and senatorial constituencies. * To elect members of ...

, Pudahuel is part of electoral district No. 8 together with the commune of Colina, Lampa, Pudahuel, Maipú, Til Til, Cerrillos and Estación Central. On the other hand, the commune belongs to the VII Senatorial District that represents the entire Metropolitan Region of Santiago.

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Municipality of Pudahuel
{{Communes in Santiago Metropolitan Region Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile Geography of Santiago, Chile Communes of Chile Populated places established in 1897 1897 establishments in Chile

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