Quinta Normal

Quinta Normal is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is named after a large park in the area.

Quinta Normal
City and Commune
Coat of arms Map of Quinta Normal commune within Greater Santiago Quinta Normal Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°25.7′S 70°42′W
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metro
Province	Santiago
Government [1] [2]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Karina Delfino Mussa (PS)
Area [3]
• Total	13 km2 (5 sq mi)
Population  (2002 Census)[3]
• Total	104,012
• Density	8,000/km2 (21,000/sq mi)
• Urban	104,012
• Rural	0
Sex [3]
• Men	50,509
• Women	53,503
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[4])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area code	56 +
Website	Municipality of Quinta Normal

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quinta Normal spans an area of 13 km² (5 sq mi) and has 104,012 inhabitants (50,509 men and 53,503 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 10.6% (12337 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.^[3]

Stats

• Population: 95,597 (2006 projection)^[6]
• Average annual household income: US$17,919 (PPP, 2006)^{[citation needed]}
• Population below poverty line: 10.8% (2006)^[7]
• Regional quality of life index: 77.01, mid-high, 19 out of 52 (2005)^{[citation needed]}
• Human Development Index: 0.723, 87 out of 341 (2003)^[8]

Administration

As a commune, Quinta Normal 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 communal council has the following members:

• Eduardo Valdés San Martín
• Yohanna Cáceres Lloncón
• Matilde Pérez Ravelo
• Adriano Castillo Herrera
• Sebastián Alburquenque Garrido
• Margarita Ruz Olivares
• Antonieta Flores Miranda
• Nicolás Jaramillo Méndez

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Quinta Normal was dissolved as a district. Its last representatives in the Chamber of Deputies were Nicolás Monckeberg (RN) and Cristina Girardi (PPD).

References

1. "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 27 January 2011.
2. "Municipality of Quinta Normal" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 11 January 2011. 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. Sistema de Información Regional, Ministry of Planning of Chile. Archived 23 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
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. "Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003) Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine." UNDP, Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán.

External links

Media related to Quinta Normal at Wikimedia Commons

• (in Spanish) — Municipality of Quinta Normal