Huechuraba


Huechuraba is a city and commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.
Huechuraba has a mild mediterranean climate: relatively hot dry summers with temperatures reaching up to on the hottest days; winters are more humid, with typical maximum daily temperatures of, and minimums of a few degrees above freezing.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Huechuraba spans an area of and has 74,070 inhabitants, making the commune an entirely urban area. The population grew by 19.9% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The projected 2006 population was 82,200

Stats

As a commune, Huechuraba 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 Carlos Cuadrado Prats. The communal council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Huechuraba is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Karla Rubilar and María Antonieta Saa as part of the 17th electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín and Jovino Novoa Vásquez as part of the 7th senatorial constituency.