Huechuraba

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Huechuraba commune within Greater Santiago.
Huechuraba commune within Greater Santiago.

Huechuraba is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Huechuraba has a mild mediterranean climate: relatively hot dry summers (November to March) with temperatures reaching up to 35 degrees Celsius on the hottest days; winters (June to August) are more humid, with typical maximum daily temperatures of 12 degrees Celsius, and minimums of a few degrees above freezing.

[edit] Stats

  • Area: 44.8 km²[1]
  • Population: 82,200 (2006 projection)[1]
  • Average annual household income: $23,041 (PPP, 2006)[1]
  • Population below poverty line: 14.5% (2006)[2]
  • Regional quality of life index: 73.23, medium, 31 out of 52 (2005)
  • Human Development Index: 0.737, 56 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

[edit] External links

Coordinates: 33°22′S, 70°38′W

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