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Las Condes
Las Condes is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The area is inhabited primarily by upper-mid to high income families. Most of Las Condes commercial activity is situated along Apoquindo Avenue where locals have labeled the location "Sanhattan," a portmanteau of Santiago and Manhattan.
Stats
Area: 99.4 km
Population: 283,226 (2009 projection)
Average annual household income: US$67,672
Population below poverty line: 2.3% (2006)
Regional quality of life index: 87.42, high, 2 out of 52 (2005)
Human Development Index: 0.933, 2 out of 341 (2003)" Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003)." UNDP, Gobierno de Chile, Mideplan
Notable residents
Michelle Bachelet
Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle
Sebastian Pinera
Salvador Allende
Augusto Pinochet
External links
Municipality homepage
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