Pirque

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Pirque is located in Chile
Pirque
Pirque
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°38′S 70°33′W / 33.633°S 70.550°W / -33.633; -70.550
KintraChile
RegionSantiago Metro.
ProvinceCordillera
Govrenment
 • TeepMunicipality
Area
 • Total445.3 km2 (171.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2002 Census)[1]
 • Total16,565
 • Density37/km2 (96/sq mi)
 • Urban
9651
 • Landwart
6914
Sex
 • Men8,384
 • Weemen8,181
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[2])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[3])
Area code(s)56 +
Websitehttp://www.portalpirque.cl Portal Pirque

Pirque is a commune o Chile in Cordillera Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region; it is locatit 2.8 kilometres SE o Puente Alto an 21.3 kilometres SSE o the centre o Santiago. It is situatit in a muntain chain.

Demografics[eedit | eedit soorce]

Almenar de Pirque Heich Schuil

Accordin tae the 2002 census o the Naitional Statistics Institute, Pirque spans a aurie o 445.3 km2 (172 sq mi) an haes 16,565 inhabitants (8,384 men an 8,181 weemen). O these, 9,651 (58.3%) livit in urban auries an 6,914 (41.7%) in landwart auries. The population grew bi 45.7% (5,197 bodies) atween the 1992 an 2002 censuses.[1]

Stats[eedit | eedit soorce]

  • Population: 20,518 (2006 projection)[4]
  • Average annual hoosehauld income: US$21,537 (PPP, 2006)[4][deid airtin]
  • Population belaw poverty line: 9.1% (2006)[5]

Admeenistration[eedit | eedit soorce]

As a commune, Pirque is a third-level admeenistrative diveesion o Chile admeenistered bi a municipal cooncil, heidit bi an alcalde who is directly electit ivery fower years.

Athin the electoral diveesions o Chile, Pirque is representit in the Chamber o Deputies bi Mr. Osvaldo Andrade (PS) an Mr. Leopoldo Pérez (RN) as pairt o the 29t electoral destrict, (thegither wi Puente Alto, San José de Maipo an La Pintana). The commune is representit in the Senate bi Soledad Alvear Valenzuela (PDC) an Ena von Baer (UDI) as pairt o the 8t senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. a b c d (in Spaingie)"National Statistics Institute".
  2. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived frae the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  3. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived frae the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2013.
  4. a b Sistema de Información Regional, Ministry of Planning of Chile. Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Ministry of Planning of Chile. Archived 2007-08-24 at the Wayback Machine

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