Cerro Navia

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Cerro Navia commune within Greater Santiago.
Cerro Navia commune within Greater Santiago.

Cerro Navia (Spanish for "Navia Hill") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is one of the most densely populated communes of Santiago, Chile.

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[edit] History

Officially established on March 17, 1981, it wasn't until December of 1984 that Cerro Navia became its own commune, taking over much of Pudahuel, part of Quinta Normal, and the old commune of Las Barrancas.

[edit] Stats

  • Area: 11.1 km²[1]
  • Population: 143,035 (2006 projection)[1]
  • Average annual household income: US$13,860 (PPP, 2006)[1]
  • Population below poverty line: 17.5% (2006)[2]
  • Regional quality of life index: 71.33, mid-low, 40 out of 52 (2005)
  • Human Development Index: 0.683, 165 out of 341 (2003)[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Sistema de Información Regional, Ministry of Planning of Chile.
  2. ^ Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Ministry of Planning of Chile.
  3. ^ "Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003)." UNDP, Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán

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Coordinates: 33°25.2′S, 70°45′W

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