Peñalolén

Peñalolén (Mapudungun "fraternal meeting place") is a Chilean commune in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on November 15 1984.

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*Area: 54.2 km² [http://sir.mideplan.cl/ Sistema de Información Regional] , Ministry of Planning of Chile.]
*Population: 238,177 (2006 projection)
*Average annual household income: US$23,998 (PPP, 2006)
*Population below poverty line: 8.7% (2006) [ [http://www.mideplan.cl/final/bajar.php?path=casen2006regional&id=CASEN2006-Metropolitana.pdf Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region] , Ministry of Planning of Chile.]
*Regional quality of life index: 74.35, medium, 26 out of 52 (2005)
*Human Development Index: 0.743, 52 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)] ." UNDP, "Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán"]

Mayors

Since 1984, Peñalolén has had five mayors:

*María Angélica Cristi (1984-1989, appointed)
*Carlos Alarcón (1989-1993)
*Carlos Echeverría (1993-1996)
*Carlos Alarcón (1997-2004)
*Claudio Orrego (2004-"present")

Universities

*Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
*Universidad Internacional SEK Chile

References

External links

* [http://www.penalolen.cl/ Municipality homepage] (in Spanish)