Pirque
{{Infobox settlement
|name =Pirque
|settlement_type =City and Commune
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|image_skyline = Viñedo Puente Alto.jpg
|image_caption = Concha y Toro vineyard in Pirque|subdivision_type =Country
|subdivision_name =Chile
|subdivision_type1 =Region
|subdivision_name1 =Santiago Metro.
|subdivision_type2 =Province
|subdivision_name2 =Cordillera
|government_type =Municipality
|leader_title =Alcalde
|leader_name = Jaime Escudero Ramos
|leader_party = Ind
|unit_pref =Metric
|area_total_km2 =445.3
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|population_total =16565
|population_as_of =2002 Census
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|population_blank1_title=Urban
|population_blank1 =9651
|population_blank2_title=Rural
|population_blank2 =6914
|demographics_type1 =Sex
|demographics1_title1 =Men
|demographics1_info1 =8,384
|demographics1_title2 =Women
|demographics1_info2 =8,181
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|website =[http://www.pirque.cl Municipality of Pirque]}}
Pirque ({{IPA|es|ˈpiɾke|lang}}) is a commune of Chile in Cordillera Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region; it is located 2.8 kilometers southeast of Puente Alto and 21.3 kilometers south-southeast of the center of Santiago. It is situated at the base of the Cajón del Maipo, and is the home of the Concha y Toro wine company.
Demographics
Image:Santa María de Pirque Chile.JPG
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pirque spans an area of {{convert|445.3|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 16,565 inhabitants (8,384 men and 8,181 women). Of these, 9,651 (58.3%) lived in urban areas and 6,914 (41.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 45.7% (5,197 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.
=Statistics=
- Population: 20,518 (2006 projection){{cite web |url=http://sir.mideplan.cl/ |title=Sistema de Información Regional |publisher=Ministry of Planning of Chile |accessdate=September 13, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100823144707/http://sir.mideplan.cl/ |archive-date=August 23, 2010 }}
- Average annual household income: US$21,537 (PPP, 2006){{Dead link|date=December 2010}}
- Population below poverty line: 9.1% (2006){{cite web |url=http://www.mideplan.cl/final/bajar.php?path=casen2006regional&id=CASEN2006-Metropolitana.pdf |title=Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region |work=Ministry of Planning of Chile |format=PDF |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824153157/http://www.mideplan.cl/final/bajar.php?path=casen2006regional&id=CASEN2006-Metropolitana.pdf |archive-date=August 24, 2007|language=es}}
Administration
As a commune, Pirque 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 Jaime Escudero Ramos (Ind). The communal council has the following members:
- Sergio Ulloa Galdames (PCCh)
- Betzabe Muñoz Herrera (PR)
- Claudio Arredondo Medina (PPD)
- Luis Batalle Pedreros (PS)
- Leopoldo Pérez Lahsen (RN)
- Viviana Petric Meneses (REP)
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Pirque is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Mr. Osvaldo Andrade (PS) and Mr. Leopoldo Pérez (RN) as part of the 29th electoral district, (together with Puente Alto, San José de Maipo and La Pintana). The commune is represented in the Senate by Soledad Alvear Valenzuela (PDC) and Ena Von Baer (UDI) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).
References
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External links
- [http://www.portalpirque.cl Portal Pirque]: Community website Pirque
{{Communes in Santiago Metropolitan Region}}
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