Pirque

City and Commune

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Coat of arms

Pirque

Location in Chile

Coordinates (city): 33°38′S 70°33′W / 33.633°S 70.550°WCoordinates: 33°38′S 70°33′W / 33.633°S 70.550°W

Government

• Type

Municipality

• Alcalde

Cristián Balmaceda Undurraga (RN)

Area

• Total

445.3 km² (171.9 sq mi)

Population (2002 Census)

• Total

16,565

• Density

37/km² (96/sq mi)

• Urban

9,651

• Rural

6,914

Sex

• Men

8,384

• Women

8,181

Time zone

CLT (UTC-4)

• Summer (DST)

CLST (UTC-3)

Area code(s)

56 +

Website

Municipality of Pirque

Pirque (PEER-ke) is a commune of Chile in Cordillera Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region; it is located 2.8 kilometers SE of Puente Alto and 21.3 kilometers SSE of the center of Santiago. It is situated in a mountain chain.

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pirque spans an area of 445.3 km² (172 sq mi) 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.

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 2012-2016 alcalde is Cristian Balmaceda Undurraga (RN). The communal council has the following members:

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).

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