Quinta Normal
City and Commune
Coordinates33°25.7′S 70°42′W
CountryChile
RegionSantiago Metro
ProvinceSantiago
AlcaldeKarina Delfino Mussa
Leader partyPS
Unit prefMetric
Area total13 km²
Population total141823
Population as of2025 Census
Urban141823
Rural0
Men70,073
Women71,750
Time zoneCLT[1] (UTC-4)
Time zone (DST)CLST[2] (UTC-3)
WebsiteMunicipality of Quinta Normal

Quinta Normal is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is named after Quinta Normal Park, which lies directly on the border between Quinta Normal and Santiago Centro, although the park itself is located within the Santiago commune.

Demographics

According to the 2025 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quinta Normal spans an area of 13 km2 (5 sq mi) and has 141,823 inhabitants (70,073 men and 71,750 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area

Statistics

  • Population: 95,597 (2006 projection)[3]
  • Average annual household income: US$17,919 (PPP, 2006)[citation needed]
  • Population below poverty line: 10.8% (2006)[4]
  • Regional quality of life index: 77.01, mid-high, 19 out of 52 (2005)[citation needed]
  • Human Development Index: 0.723, 87 out of 341 (2003)[5]

Administration

As a commune, Cerro Navia 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 2024-2028 alcalde is Karina Delfino Mussa (PS). The communal council has the following members:

  • Valentina Tapia Escobar (FA)
  • Javier Robles Bernal (FA)
  • Yohanna Cáceres Lloncon (PS)
  • Antonieta Flores Miranda (PS)
  • Nicolás Jaramillo Méndez (UDI)
  • Carla Salazar Tapia (UDI)
  • Hilda Landeros Gallardo (RN)
  • Alex Muñoz Viscarra (REP)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Quinta Normal was dissolved as a district. Its last representatives in the Chamber of Deputies were Nicolás Monckeberg (RN) and Cristina Girardi (PPD).

References

  1. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  2. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
  3. ^ Sistema de Información Regional, Ministry of Planning of Chile. Archived 23 April 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region" (PDF) (in Spanish). Ministry of Planning of Chile. Archived 24 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003) Archived 7 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine." UNDP, Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán.