Quinta Normal is a
commune
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Administrative-territorial entities
* Commune (administrative division), a municipality or township
** Communes of ...
of
Chile
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located in
Santiago Province,
Santiago Metropolitan Region
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. It is named after a
large park in the area.
Demographics
According to the 2002
census
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of the
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, Quinta Normal spans an area of and has 104,012 inhabitants (50,509 men and 53,503 women), and the commune is an entirely
urban area
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. The population fell by 10.6% (12337 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
Stats
*Population: 95,597 (2006 projection)
[Sistema de Información Regional](_blank)
Ministry of Planning of Chile.
*Average annual household income: US$17,919 (
PPP, 2006)
*Population below poverty line: 10.8% (2006)
*Regional quality of life index: 77.01, mid-high, 19 out of 52 (2005)
*
Human Development Index
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: 0.723, 87 out of 341 (2003)
[Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003)]
." UNDP
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, ''Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán''
Administration
As a commune, Quinta Normal is a third-level
administrative division of Chile
The administrative division or territorial organization of Chile exemplifies characteristics of a unitary state. State administration is functionally and geographically decentralized, as appropriate for each authority in accordance with the law.
...
administered by a
municipal council
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, headed by an
alcalde
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who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Carmen Gloria Fernández Valenzuela (
PDC).
The communal council has the following members:
* Karina Delfino Mussa (
PS)
* Pablo GarcÃa RamÃrez (
PPD)
* Luis DÃaz Espinoza (
PC)
* Katherine Martorell Awad (
RN)
* Javier Lagos Rosales (
PDC)
* Francisco Duarte DÃaz (
PDC)
* Elizabet Rudzajs Corbalán (
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People
* Udi Gal (born 1979), Israeli Olympic sailor
* Udi Vaks (born 1979), Israeli Olympic judoka
...
)
* Lorenzo Mora Moraga (
UDI Udi may refer to:
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* Udi, Enugu, a local government areas and city in Nigeria
* Udi, a place in the Etawah district of Uttar Pradesh, India
People
* Udi Gal (born 1979), Israeli Olympic sailor
* Udi Vaks (born 1979), Israeli Olympic judoka
...
)
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile
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* 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 ...
, Quinta Normal is represented in the
Chamber of Deputies
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Description
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by Nicolás Monckeberg (
RN) and Cristina Girardi (
PPD) as part of the 18th electoral district, (together with
Cerro Navia
Cerro Navia (Spanish for "Navia Hill") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most densely populated communes of Santiago, Chile.
History
Officially established on March 17, 1981, it ...
and
Lo Prado
Lo Prado () is a Chilean commune located in Santiago, which is itself part of the Metropolitan region of Chile. It is part of the Greater Santiago urban area.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Lo P ...
). The commune is represented in the
Senate
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by Guido Girardi LavÃn (PPD) and Andrés Allamand (RN) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).
References
External links
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Municipality of Quinta Normal
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Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile
Geography of Santiago, Chile
Communes of Chile
Populated places established in 1915
1915 establishments in Chile