Maipú is a commune of

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, located in Santiago Province, within the

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and forming part of the

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conurbation. It was founded on 16 February 1821 and is historically significant as the site of the

Battle of Maipú The Battle of Maipú () was fought near Santiago, Chile on 5 April 1818, between South American rebels and Spanish royalists, during the Chilean War of Independence. The Patriot rebels led by Argentine general José de San Martín effectively de ...

(5 April 1818), where Chile's independence was consolidated. Maipú is the second largest commune in the country and is predominantly inhabited by a middle-class population.

Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, Maipú spans and had a population of 479,911, comprising 233,000 men and 247,000 women. The vast majority of people, 476,552 or 99.3%, lived in

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s while 3,359 (0.7%) lived in

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s. From 1992 to 2002, the population grew by 82.6%, an increase of 211,840 people.

Statistics

*Average annual household income: US$45,664 ( PPP, 2006) *Population below poverty line: 9.1% (2006) *Regional quality of life index: 76.67, mid-high, 21 out of 52 (2005) *

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: 0.782, 20 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

As a commune, Maipú is a third-level

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administered by a

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, headed by an

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who is directly elected every four years. The 2024-2028 alcalde is Tomás Vodanovic ( FA). The communal council had the following members: * Ka Quiroz Viveros ( FA) * Nicolas Carrancio Fuentes ( FA) * Bladymir Muñoz Acevedo ( FA) * Felipe Farías López (Ind/ FA) * Ariel Ramos Stocker ( PCCh) * Graciela Arochas Felber ( PDC) * Edison Aguilera Salazar ( REP) * Karen Garrido Neira ( REP) * Juan Carlos Prado Chacón ( RN) * Horacio Saavedra ( UDI) Within the

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, Maipú is represented in the

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by Pepe Auth ( PPD) and Mónica Zalaquett ( UDI) as part of the 20th electoral district, which consists entirely of the Santiago commune. The commune is represented in the

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by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

Gallery

File:Templo Votivo de Maipú 2.jpg, Votive Temple of Maipú File:Edificioconsistorial.JPG, Town hall File:Monumento al Abrazo de Maipú - 02.jpg, Monument to Maipú Embrace File:Cerro15 cruz maipu.JPG, The cross of Primo de Rivera's Hill File:Monumento Vencedores Bailén.jpg, Monument to the Conquerors of the winners of Bailen File:CiudadsateliteImagen2 030.jpg, A neighbourhood in Maipu

References

External links

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Municipality of Maipú
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''Maipú a su servicio'' journal
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''MaipuCiudadano.cl, Diario Virtual de Maipú'' journal
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''Todas las noticias de Maipú en un solo lugar'' journal
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