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Maipu, Chile
Maipu is a census-designated city and commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region, integrated into the Greater Santiago conurbation. It was founded on February 16, 1821 and it is the place of the Battle of Maipu , where Chile's independence was consolidated. Inhabitants are mostly part of a young middle class.
According to the 2002 census, Maipu is was the second largest commune in Chile, behind Puente Alto. However, the National Statistics Institute estimates that as of 2005, Maipu has surpassed the latter in population.
Stats
Area: 133 km
Population: 468,390 (2002 census); 626,419 (2005 proyection)
Per capita income: US$5,519
Population living in poverty: 9.1% (2006)
Regional quality of life index: 76.67, mid-high, 21 out of 52 (2005)
Human Development Index: 0.782, 20 out of 341 (2003)" Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003)." UNDP, Gobierno de Chile, Mideplan
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