Pudahuel (,
Mapudungun
Mapuche (, Mapuche & Spanish: , or Mapudungun; from ' 'land' and ' 'speak, speech') is an Araucanian language related to Huilliche spoken in south-central Chile and west-central Argentina by the Mapuche people (from ''mapu'' 'land' and ''che ...
"place of pools/water" or "place where seagulls gather") is a
commune of
Chile
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located in
Santiago Province,
Santiago Metropolitan Region
Santiago Metropolitan Region ( es, link=no, Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is one of Chile's 16 first-order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago. Mos ...
. Santiago's
international airport Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez is located there.
Demographics
According to the 2017
census
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of the
National Statistics Institute, Pudahuel spans an area of and has 230.293 inhabitants (112,412 men and 117,881 women). The population grew by 18% (34,713 persons) between the 2002 and 2017 census.
Stats
*Area: 197.4 km²
[Sistema de Información Regional](_blank)
Ministry of Planning of Chile.
*Population: 256,607 (2021 projection)
*Average annual household income: US$19,766 (
PPP, 2006)
*Population below poverty line: 7.1% (2006)
*Regional quality of life index: 71.61, mid-low, 39 out of 52 (2005)
*
Human Development Index
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: 0.735, 59 out of 341 (2003)
Administration
As a commune, Pudahuel is a third-level
administrative division of Chile administered by a
municipal council
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, headed by an
alcalde
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(Mayor) who is directly elected every four years.
The 2021–2024 mayor is Ítalo Bravo Lizana (
Equality Party). The communal council has the following members:
* Cinthya Muñoz Escanilla (
PI)
* Sandy Muñoz Poblete (
PI)
* Javiera Soto Fuentes (
Ind./
PH)
* Esteban Sepúlveda Reyes (
PCCh)
* Carolina Seguel Hidalgo (
PCCh)
* José Escobar Rodríguez (
RD)
* Aldea Magaña Leiva (
PS)
* Cristian Véliz Solís (
Ind./
PPD)
* Patricio Cisternas Monreal (
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)
* Gisela Vila Ruz (
UDI)
Within the
electoral divisions of Chile, Pudahuel is part of electoral
district No. 8 together with the
commune of
Colina,
Lampa, Pudahuel,
Maipú,
Til Til,
Cerrillos and
Estación Central. On the other hand, the commune belongs to the
VII Senatorial District that represents the entire
Metropolitan Region of Santiago.
See also
*
Laguna Carén
Laguna Carén is a lagoon and wetland located in the commune of Pudahuel, Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, Chile. The lagoon obtained its name from the Mapuche term ''karv we'', meaning "green place".
See also
* Laguna de Acu ...
References
External links
*
Municipality of Pudahuel
{{Communes in Santiago Metropolitan Region
Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile
Geography of Santiago, Chile
Communes of Chile
Populated places established in 1897
1897 establishments in Chile