Pedro Aguirre Cerda (commune)


Pedro Aguirre Cerda is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is named after President Pedro Aguirre Cerda.
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Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pedro Aguirre Cerda spans an area of and has 114,560 inhabitants, and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 12.2% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Statistics

Administration

As a commune, Pedro Aguirre Cerda 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 2012-2016 mayor was Claudina Núñez Jiménez. During this period, the communal council had the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Pedro Aguirre Cerda is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pedro Browne and Guillermo Teillier as part of the 28th electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Carlos Montes and Manuel José Ossandón as part of the 8th senatorial constituency.