Lo Espejo

Lo Espejo
City and Commune
Violeta Parra Park
Map of Lo Espejo commune in Greater Santiago Lo Espejo Location in Chile
Coordinates(city): 33°31′S70°41.5′W / 33.517°S 70.6917°W / -33.517; -70.6917
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metro.
Province	Santiago
Government [1] [2]
• Type	Municipality
•  Alcalde	Javiera Reyes Jara (PCCh)
Area [3]
• Total	7.2 km2 (2.8 sq mi)
Population  (1999 Census) [3]
• Total	112,800
• Density	16,000/km2 (41,000/sq mi)
•  Urban	112,800
•  Rural	0
Sex [3]
• Men	55,478
• Women	57,322
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT [4] )
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST [5] )
Area code	56 +
Website	Municipality of Lo Espejo

Lo Espejo is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, southwest of Santiago Centro. It is the most population density commune in the country.

Aguas Andinas Water tower.

Lo Espejo Metrotrén station

Metropolitan cementry of Santiago

Demographics

According to the 1999 census of the National Statistics Institute, Lo Espejo spans an area of 7.2 km² (3 sq mi) and has 112,800 inhabitants (55,478 men and 57,322 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 6.1% (7,275 persons) between the 1990 and 1999 censuses. ^[3] The 2006 population was projected at 106,819 persons, a 5.3% decline. ^{[6] [ failed verification ]}

Statistics

• Average annual household income: US$23,881 (PPP, 2006) ^{[6] [ failed verification ]}
• Population below poverty line: 20.1% (2006) ^[7]
• Regional quality of life index: 71.90, mid-low, 36 out of 52 (2005)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Human Development Index: 0.657, 226 out of 341 (2003) ^[8]

Administration

As a commune, Lo Espejo 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 2024-2028 alcaldesa is Javiera Reyes Jara (PCCh). ^[9] The communal council has the following members: ^[10]

• Carolina Sagredo Ugarte (PCCh)
• Elizabeth Henríquez Leiva (PCCh)
• Francisca Ganga Zúñiga (Ind/PCCh)
• Javiera López Layana (FA)
• Cecilia Benavides León (UDI)
• Carolina Sagredo Ugarte (FRVS)
• Carlo Acosta de la Fuente (RN)
• Lorena Galleguillos Oliva (Ind/PS)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Lo Espejo is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pedro Browne (RN) and Guillermo Teillier (PC) as part of the 28th electoral district (together with Pedro Aguirre Cerda and San Miguel). 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 Lo Espejo" (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 August 24, 2007.
8. "The Trajectories of Human Development in the Communes of Chile (1994-2003)" (PDF). Government of Chile, Mideplán (in Spanish). UNDP. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 12 September 2010.
9. "Alcaldesa". Municipalidad Lo Espejo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-16.
10. "Concejo Municipal". Municipalidad Lo Espejo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-16.

External links

• (in Spanish) Municipality of Lo Espejo