San Joaquín (

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for Saint Joachim) is a commune of

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located in Santiago Province,

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. It is part of

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Demographics

According to the 2002

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of the National Statistics Institute, San Joaquín spans an area of and has 97,625 inhabitants (46,708 men and 50,917 women), and the commune is an entirely

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. The population fell by 14.4% (16,392 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Its 2006 projected population was 87,035.Sistema de Información Regional
Ministry of Planning of Chile.

Statistics

*Average annual household income: US$19,089 ( PPP, 2006) *Population below poverty line: 7.4% (2006) *Regional quality of life index: 76.84, mid-high, 20 out of 52 (2005) *

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: 0.719, 92 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, San Joaquín 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 2012-2016 alcalde is Sergio Echeverría García. The communal council has the following members: * Nelly Santander Marín (IND) * Ramón Ortiz Seguel ( PPD) * Víctor Contreras Vicencio (IND) * Gustavo Arias Campos ( PC) * Elizabeth Galleguillos Medina ( RN) * Cristóbal Labra Bassa ( PS) * Manuel León Huerta ( PDC) * José Contreras Silva ( UDI) Within the

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, San Joaquín is represented in the

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by Felipe Salaberry ( UDI) and Ximena Vidal (PPD) as part of the 25th electoral district, (together with Macul and La Granja). The commune is represented in the

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by Soledad Alvear ( PDC) and Pablo Longueira (UDI) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

Notable people

Arturo Vidal Arturo Erasmo Vidal Pardo (; born 22 May 1987) is a Chilean professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chilean Primera División club Colo-Colo and the Chile national football team, Chile national team. His displ ...

, footballer * Fabián Orellana, footballer

References

External links

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Municipality of San Joaquín
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