Estación Central

This article is about the commune in Chile. For the railway station, see Estación Central railway station. For the metro station, see Estación Central metro station. For other uses, see Central Station (disambiguation).

Estación Central ((Spanish pronunciation: [estaˈsjon senˈtɾal]), Spanish for "central station") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Its namesake is the Estación Central railway station located in the commune.

Estación Central
City and Commune
Coat of arms Estación Central within Greater Santiago Estación Central Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°28′S 70°42′W
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metro.
Province	Santiago
Government [1] [2]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Felipe Muñoz Vallejos
Area [3]
• Total	14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Population  (2002 Census)[3]
• Total	130,394
• Density	9,200/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
• Urban	130,394
• Rural	0
Sex [3]
• Men	63,939
• Women	66,455
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[4])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area code	56 +
Website	Municipality of Estación Central

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Estación Central spans an area of 14.1 km² (5 sq mi) and has 130,394 inhabitants (63,939 men and 66,455 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 7.5% (10,502 people) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.^[3] The 2006 population was projected to be 121,282 people.^{[6][failed verification]}

Stats

• Average annual household income: $21,601 (PPP, 2006)^{[6][failed verification]}
• Population below poverty line: 7.3% (2006)^[7]
• Regional quality of life index: 76.38, mid-high, 22 out of 52 (2005)^{[citation needed]}
• Human Development Index: 0.735, 60 out of 341 (2003)^[8]

Administration

As a commune, Estación Central 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 mayor is Miguel Abdo Ara (UDI).^[1][2] The communal council has the following members:

• Guillermo Flores Contreras (PPD)
• Pedro Tapia (PC)
• María Pacheco (PC)
• Patricio González Manzor
• Ivo Pavlovic Lazcano (UDI)
• Maga Miranda
• Michelle Tabilo
• Jessica Rupayan

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Estación Central is represented in the Chamber of Deputies 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 Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

References

1. "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
2. "Municipality of Estación Central" (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 13 September 2010.
5. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 13 September 2010.
6. "System of Regional Information". Ministry of Planning of Chile. 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 August 24, 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.

External links

• Municipality homepage
• Virtual Tour in 360° of Estación Central | Flip360