Maipú, Chile


Maipú is a commune of Chile, located in Santiago Province, within the Santiago Metropolitan Region and forming part of the Greater Santiago conurbation. It was founded on 16 February 1821 and is historically significant as the site of the Battle of Maipú, where Chile's independence was consolidated. Maipú is the second largest commune in the country and is predominantly inhabited by a middle-class population.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Maipú spans and had a population of 479,911, comprising 233,000 men and 247,000 women. The vast majority of people, 476,552 or 99.3%, lived in urban areas while 3,359 lived in rural areas. From 1992 to 2002, the population grew by 82.6%, an increase of 211,840 people.

Statistics

  • Average annual household income: US$45,664
  • Population below poverty line: 9.1%
  • Regional quality of life index: 76.67, mid-high, 21 out of 52
  • Human Development Index: 0.782, 20 out of 341

    Administration

As a commune, Maipú 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 alcalde is Tomás Vodanovic. The communal council had the following members:
  • Ka Quiroz Viveros
  • Nicolas Carrancio Fuentes
  • Bladymir Muñoz Acevedo
  • Felipe Farías López
  • Ariel Ramos Stocker
  • Graciela Arochas Felber
  • Edison Aguilera Salazar
  • Karen Garrido Neira
  • Juan Carlos Prado Chacón
  • Horacio Saavedra
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Maipú is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pepe Auth and Mónica Zalaquett 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 and Jovino Novoa Vásquez as part of the 7th senatorial constituency.