La Granja, Chile

La Granja
City and Commune
Coat of arms La Granja commune within Greater Santiago La Granja Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°32′S 70°37.5′W
Country	Chile
Government [1] [2]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Felipe Delpin Aguilar (DC)
Area [3]
• Total	10.1 km^2 (3.9 sq mi)
Population  (2002 Census)[3]
• Total	132,520
• Density	13,000/km^2 (34,000/sq mi)
• Urban	132,520
• Rural	0
Sex [3]
• Men	64,750
• Women	67,770
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[4])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area code	56 +
Website	Municipality of La Granja

La Granja (Spanish for "the farm") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, La Granja spans an area of 10.1 km^2 (4 sq mi) and has 132,520 inhabitants (64,750 men and 67,770 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 0.6% (765 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3] The 2006 projected population was 129,707.[6]^[failed verification]

Stats

• Average annual household income: US$24,662 (PPP, 2006)[6]^[failed verification]
• Population below poverty line: 14.2% (2006)[7]
• Regional quality of life index: 77.93, mid-high, 18 out of 52 (2005)^[citation needed]
• Human Development Index: 0.689, 158 out of 341 (2003)[8]

Administration

As a commune, La Granja is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde who is directly elected every four years. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Felipe Delpin Aguilar (DC).[1][2] The communal council has the following members:

• Cristián Carmona Macaya (DC)
• Rodrigo Quezada Arriagada (IND)
• Juan Valdés Valdés (PS)
• Germán Pino Maturana (PPD)
• Sergio Robles Pinto (PC)
• Silvana Poblete Romero (PS)
• Berta Venegas Maldonado (DC)
• Patricio Oyarce Bravo (UDI)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, La Granja is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Felipe Salaberry (UDI) and Ximena Vidal (PPD) as part of the 25th electoral district, (together with Macul and San Joaquín).^[needs update] The commune is represented in the Senate by Soledad Alvear (PDC) and Pablo Longueira (UDI) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).

References

1. "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
2. "Municipality of La Granja" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
3. "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 13 December 2010.
4. "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
5. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
6. "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 23 August 2010. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
7. "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 August 2007.
8. "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)" (PDF). Government of Chile, Mideplán. UNDP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 13 September 2010.