San Pedro, Chile

San Pedro is a commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Pedro spans an area of and has 7,549 inhabitants, and the commune is an entirely rural area. The population grew by 11.9% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, San Pedro 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 alcalde is Florentino Flores Armijo, and his council members are:

Emilio Cerda Sagurie
Jeremías Vilches Mondaca
Samuel Espinoza Vilches
Avelino Farías Piña
Juan Ignacio Zúñiga Godoy
Pedro Ulloa Ulloa

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Pedro is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Denise Pascal and Gonzalo Uriarte as part of the 31st electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín and Jovino Novoa Vásquez as part of the 7th senatorial constituency.