San Pedro
Coordinates33°53′40″S 71°27′21″W
CountryChile
RegionSantiago Metro.
ProvinceMelipilla
AlcaldeManuel Devia
Leader partyUDI
Unit prefMetric
Area total787.5 km²
Population total7549
Population as of2002 Census
Urban0
Rural7549
Men4,080
Women3,469
Time zoneCLT[1] (UTC-4)
Time zone (DST)CLST[2] (UTC-3)
WebsiteMunicipality of San Pedro

San Pedro (sam ˈpeðɾo) is a commune of the Melipilla Province in central Chile's Santiago Metropolitan Region.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Pedro spans an area of 787.5 km2 (304 sq mi) and has 7,549 inhabitants (4,080 men and 3,469 women), and the commune is an entirely rural area. The population grew by 11.9% (803 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]

Administration

As a commune, San Pedro 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 2012-2016 alcalde is Florentino Flores Armijo (PDC),[4][5] and his council members are:[6]

  • Emilio Cerda Sagurie (PPD)
  • Jeremías Vilches Mondaca (PS)
  • Samuel Espinoza Vilches (PRSD)
  • Avelino Farías Piña (UDI)
  • Juan Ignacio Zúñiga Godoy (RN)
  • Pedro Ulloa Ulloa (PH)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Pedro is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Denise Pascal (PS) and Gonzalo Uriarte (UDI) as part of the 31st electoral district, (together with Talagante, Peñaflor, El Monte, Isla de Maipo, Melipilla, María Pinto, Curacaví, Alhué and Padre Hurtado). The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

References

  1. ^ "Chile Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  2. ^ "Chile Summer Time". WorldTimeZones.org. Archived from the original on 2007-09-11. Retrieved 2007-05-05.
  3. ^ "National Statistics Institute" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  4. ^ "Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  5. ^ "Municipality of San Pedro" (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 January 2011.
  6. ^ "Municipality of San Pedro". Retrieved 21 July 2010.