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Peñalolén (Mapudungun "fraternal meeting place") is a Chilean commune in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on November 15, 1984.

Peñalolén
City and Commune
Avenida Grecia, looking to west



Map of Peñalolén commune in Greater Santiago
Peñalolén
Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°29′S 70°33′W
CountryChile
RegionSantiago Metro.
ProvinceSantiago
Government
[1] [2]
 • TypeMunicipality
 • AlcaldeCarolina Leitao Alvarez-Salamanca (PDC)
Area
[3]
 • Total54.2 km2 (20.9 sq mi)
Population
 (2002 Census)[3]
 • Total216,060
 • Density4,000/km2 (10,000/sq mi)
 • Urban
216,060
 • Rural
0
Sex
[3]
 • Men105,528
 • Women110,532
Time zoneUTC-4 (CLT[4])
 • Summer (DST)UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area code(s)56 +
WebsiteMunicipality of Peñalolén

History


The commune was founded on November 15, 1984.


Drug arrests


During 2019, Chilean police arrested a local family, accusing them of drug trafficking. According to national news channels, the Peñaloléen organization is one of the largest in the Santiago area and operated all over the town.[6]


Demographics


According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Peñalolén spans an area of 54.2 km2 (21 sq mi) and has 216,060 inhabitants (105,528 men and 110,532 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population grew by 20.2% (36,279 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]

Stats

Administration


As a commune, Peñalolén is a third-level administrative division of Chile administered by a municipal council, headed by an alcalde (mayor) who is directly elected every four years. As of 2012, the alcalde is Carolina Leitao (PDC).[1][2] The communal council has the following members:


Mayors


Since 1984, Peñalolén has had five mayors:

Peñalolén is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Jaime Pilowski (PDC) and José Antonio Kast (UDI) as part of the 24th electoral district (together with La Reina). The commune is represented in the Senate by Manuel José Ossandón (RN) and Carlos Montes (PS) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).


Universities



References


  1. "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  2. "Municipality of Peñalolén" (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 13 July 2010. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  5. "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  6. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "La caída de las "narcoreinas", la banda más grande y peligrosa de la zona oriente de Santiago". YouTube.
  7. Sistema de Información Regional Archived 2010-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, Ministry of Planning of Chile.
  8. "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region" (PDF). Ministry of Planning of Chile (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on August 24, 2007.
  9. "Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003) Archived 2011-07-07 at the Wayback Machine." UNDP, Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán



На других языках

- [en] Peñalolén

[ru] Пеньялолен

Пеньялолен (исп. Peñalolén) — коммуна в Чили. Одна из городских коммун города Сантьяго. Коммуна входит в состав провинции Сантьяго и Столичной области.


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