Estación Central

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Estación Central commune within Greater Santiago.
Estación Central commune within Greater Santiago.

Estación Central (Spanish for "central station") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Its name comes from the Estación Central railway station located in the commune.

[edit] Stats

  • Area: 14.1 km²[1]
  • Population: 121,282 (2006 projection)[1]
  • Average annual household income: $21,730 (PPP, 2006)[1]
  • Population below poverty line: 7.3% (2006)[2]
  • Regional quality of life index: 76.38, mid-high, 22 out of 52 (2005)
  • Human Development Index: 0.735, 60 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°28′S, 70°42′W