Lo Barnechea


Lo Barnechea is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Most of the commune is mountainous and its inhabited areas are part of the northeasternmost section of Greater Santiago. Most of Santiago's ski centers are located in the commune.
The indigenous people of Lo Barnechea were called the Huaicoche in their Mapudungun language: Huayco, meaning flash flood, and che, for people.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Lo Barnechea spans an area of and has 74,749 inhabitants. Of these, 72,496 lived in urban areas and 2,253 in rural areas. The population grew by 49.3% between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 103,376.

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As a commune, Lo Barnechea 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 Felipe Guevara Stephens. The communal council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Lo Barnechea is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Cristián Monckeberg and Ernesto Silva as part of the 23rd electoral district,. The commune is represented in the Senate by Soledad Alvear and Pablo Longueira as part of the 8th senatorial constituency.

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