Huechuraba () is a

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and commune of

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located in Santiago Province,

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. Huechuraba has a mild

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climate: relatively hot dry summers (November to March) with temperatures reaching up to on the hottest days; winters (June to August) are more humid, with typical maximum daily temperatures of , and minimums of a few degrees above freezing.

Demographics

According to the 2002

census A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording and calculating information about the members of a given population. This term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common censuses inc ...

of the National Statistics Institute, Huechuraba spans an area of and has 74,070 inhabitants (36,433 men and 37,637 women), and the commune is an entirely

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. The population grew by 19.9% (12,286 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The projected 2006 population was 82,200 (2006 projection)

Stats

*Average annual household income: $52,904 ( PPP, 2006) *Population below poverty line: 14.5% (2006) *Regional quality of life index: 73.23, medium, 31 out of 52 (2005) *

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: 0.737, 56 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

The Municipality of Huechuraba is directed in the period 2021-2024 by the

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Carlos Cuadrado Prats ( PPD), who is advised by the councilors: * Barbara Plaza Escobar (IND- PC) * Elizabeth Roco Campos (IND- RD) * Karina Soto Rodríguez (IND) * Leonardo Igor Bustamante ( PS) * Carolina Rojas Charcas ( PPD) * María Elisa Kaelin Tello (IND- PPD) * Ignacio Silva Santa Cruz ( PDC) * Fernando Pérez Navarro ( RN) 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 t ...

, Huechuraba is represented in the

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by Érika Olivera ( RN), Jorge Durán Espinoza ( RN), José Carlos Meza ( REP), Andrés Giordano Salazar ( IL), Karol Cariola ( PC), Boris Marrera ( PC) and

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( RD), as part of the 9th electoral district, (together with Conchalí, Quinta Normal, Independencia, Recoleta, Lo Prado,

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and Renca).

References

External links

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Municipality of Huechuraba
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