Conchalí () is a commune of

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in Santiago Province, within the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is located in the northern part of the city of

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Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Conchalí spans an area of and has 133,256 inhabitants (64,973 men and 68,283 women), and the commune is an entirely

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. The population fell by 12.9% (19,663 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Its 2006 population was projected at 120,151 persons.

Statistics

*Average annual household income: US$24,396 ( PPP, 2006) *Population below poverty line: 8.0% (2006) *Regional quality of life index: 78.61, mid-high, 16 out of 52 (2005) *

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: 0.707, 118 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

As a commune, Conchalí is a third-level

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administered by a

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, headed by a

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who is directly elected every four years. The current mayor is René de la Vega (Ind) since 2016. The communal council has the following members: * Paula Pérez Espinoza ( PC) * Hernán Corona Sánchez ( UDI) * Patricia Molina Molina ( DC) * Lissette Ponce Palacios ( PPD) * Martín Muñoz Olivares ( REP) * Krishna Narváez Espinoza ( REP) * Miguel Astudillo Cáceres ( RN) * Marjorie Melo Valenzuela ( PH) Within the

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, Conchalí is represented in the

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by Karla Rubilar ( RN) and Daniel Farcas Guendelman ( PPD) as part of the 17th electoral district, (together with Renca and Huechuraba). The commune is represented in the

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by Guido Girardi Lavín ( PPD) and Andrés Allamand Zavala ( RN) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

References

External links

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Municipality of Conchalí
{{DEFAULTSORT:Conchali Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile Communes of Chile Geography of Santiago, Chile Populated places established in 1927 1927 establishments in Chile