San Joaquín
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{{Infobox settlement
| name = San Joaquín
| native_name =
| native_name_lang = es
| settlement_type = City and Commune
| image_skyline =
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| flag_alt = Flag
| image_shield = Escudo de San Joaquín (Chile).svg
| shield_alt = Coat of arms
| image_map = Comuna de San Joaquín.svg
| map_alt = Map of the San Joaquín commune within Greater Santiago
| map_caption = Map of the San Joaquín commune within Greater Santiago
| pushpin_map = Chile
| pushpin_map_narrow = yes
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| pushpin_map_alt = Location in Chile
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Chile
| coordinates = {{coord|33|28|44.96|S|70|38|28.67|W|region:CL-RM|display=inline,title}}
| coor_pinpoint = alcalde's office
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| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Chile
| subdivision_type1 = Region
| subdivision_name1 = Santiago Metro.
| subdivision_type2 = Province
| subdivision_name2 = Santiago
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1981
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| government_footnotes = {{Cite web |url = http://www.sanjoaquin.cl |title=Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades | accessdate=27 January 2011|language=es}}{{Cite web |url = http://www.sanjoaquin.cl |title=Municipality of San Joaquín | accessdate=27 January 2011|language=es}}
| government_type = Municipality
| leader_title = Alcalde
| leader_party =
| leader_name = Sergio Echeverría García
| unit_pref = Metric
| area_total_km2 = 9.7
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| population_total = 97625
| population_as_of = 2002 Census
| population_density_km2 = auto
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| population_blank1_title = Urban
| population_blank1 = 97625
| population_blank2_title = Rural
| population_blank2 = 0
| demographics_type1 = Sex
| demographics1_title1 = Men
| demographics1_info1 = 46,708
| demographics1_title2 = Women
| demographics1_info2 = 50,917
| timezone = CLT{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |accessdate=21 September 2010 |title=Chile Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130719/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-time.htm |archivedate=11 September 2007 }}
| utc_offset = -4
| timezone_DST = CLST{{cite web |url=http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |accessdate=21 September 2010 |title=Chile Summer Time |publisher=WorldTimeZones.org |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070911130451/http://www.world-time-zones.org/zones/chile-summer-time.htm |archivedate=11 September 2007 }}
| utc_offset_DST = -3
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| area_code = 56 +
| website = [http://www.sanjoaquin.cl Municipality of San Joaquín]
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San Joaquín (Spanish for Saint Joachim) is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is part of Greater Santiago.
Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Joaquín spans an area of {{convert|9.7|sqkm|0|abbr=on}} and has 97,625 inhabitants (46,708 men and 50,917 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 14.4% (16,392 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. Its 2006 projected population was 87,035.[http://sir.mideplan.cl/ Sistema de Información Regional], Ministry of Planning of Chile. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080423113455/http://sir.mideplan.cl/ |date=April 23, 2008 }}
=Statistics=
- Average annual household income: US$19,089 (PPP, 2006){{Dead link|date=December 2010}}
- Population below poverty line: 7.4% (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 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070824153157/http://www.mideplan.cl/final/bajar.php?path=casen2006regional&id=CASEN2006-Metropolitana.pdf |archivedate=August 24, 2007|language=es}}
- Regional quality of life index: 76.84, mid-high, 20 out of 52 (2005){{Citation needed|date=December 2010}}
- Human Development Index: 0.719, 92 out of 341 (2003)"[http://www.desarrollohumano.cl/otraspub/pub12/IDHC%20con%20portada.pdf Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003)] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707010209/http://www.desarrollohumano.cl/otraspub/pub12/IDHC%20con%20portada.pdf |date=July 7, 2011 }}." UNDP, Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán
Administration
As a commune, San Joaquín 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 Sergio Echeverría García. The communal council has the following members:
- Nelly Santander Marín (IND)
- Ramón Ortiz Seguel (PPD)
- Víctor Contreras Vicencio (IND)
- Gustavo Arias Campos (PC)
- Elizabeth Galleguillos Medina (RN)
- Cristóbal Labra Bassa (PS)
- Manuel León Huerta (PDC)
- José Contreras Silva (UDI)
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Joaquín is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Felipe Salaberry (UDI) and Ximena Vidal (PPD) as part of the 25th electoral district, (together with Macul and La Granja).{{Update after|2023|8|3}} The commune is represented in the Senate by Soledad Alvear (PDC) and Pablo Longueira (UDI) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).
Notable people
- Arturo Vidal, footballer
- Fabián Orellana, footballer
References
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External links
{{Commons category|San Joaquín, Chile}}
- {{in lang|es}} [http://www.sanjoaquin.cl/ Municipality of San Joaquín]
{{Communes in Santiago Metropolitan Region}}
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Category:Populated places in Santiago Province, Chile