Quinta Normal is a

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located in Santiago Province,

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. It is named after a large park in the area.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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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 An urban area, built-up area or urban agglomeration is a human settlement with a high population density and infrastructure of built environment. Urban areas are created through urbanization and are categorized by urban morphology as cities ...

. The population fell by 10.6% (12337 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Stats

*Population: 95,597 (2006 projection)Sistema de Información Regional
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 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, wh ...

: 0.723, 87 out of 341 (2003)Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003)
."

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, ''Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán''

Administration

As a commune, Quinta Normal 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 Carmen Gloria Fernández Valenzuela ( PDC). The communal council has the following members: * Karina Delfino Mussa ( PS) * Pablo García Ramírez ( PPD) * Luis Díaz Espinoza ( PC) * Katherine Martorell Awad ( RN) * Javier Lagos Rosales ( PDC) * Francisco Duarte Díaz ( PDC) * Elizabet Rudzajs Corbalán (

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) * Lorenzo Mora Moraga (

) Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Quinta Normal is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Nicolás Monckeberg ( RN) and Cristina Girardi ( PPD) as part of the 18th electoral district, (together with Cerro Navia 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 by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Andrés Allamand (RN) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

References

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Municipality of Quinta Normal
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