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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.

For the railway station, see Estación Central railway station.
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
CountryChile
RegionSantiago Metro.
ProvinceSantiago
Government
[1] [2]
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeMiguel Abdo Ara
Area
[3]
 • Total14.1 km2 (5.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2002 Census)[3]
 • Total130,394
 • Density9,200/km2 (24,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
130,394
 • Rural
0
Sex
[3]
 • Men63,939
 • Women66,455
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[4])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area code(s)56 +
WebsiteMunicipality 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



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:

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.


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[ru] Эстасьон-Сентраль

Эстасьон-Сентраль (исп. Estación Central) — коммуна в Чили. Одна из городских коммун города Сантьяго. Коммуна входит в состав провинции Сантьяго и Столичной области.


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