Penalolen
Penalolen (Mapudungun "fraternal meeting place") is a Chilean commune in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on November 15 1984.
Stats
Area: 54.2 km
Population: 216,060 (2002 census)
Per capita income: US$4,801
Population living in poverty: 8.7% (2006)
Regional quality of life index: 74.35, medium, 26 out of 52 (2005)
Human Development Index: 0.743, 52 out of 341 (2003)" Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003)." UNDP, Gobierno de Chile, Mideplan
Mayors
Since 1984, Penalolen has had five mayors:
Maria Angelica Cristi
Carlos Alarcon (1989-1993)
Carlos Echeverria (1993-1996)
Carlos Alarcon (1997-2004)
Claudio Orrego (2004-present)
Universities
Universidad Adolfo Ibanez
Universidad Internacional SEK Chile
External links
Municipality homepage (in Spanish)
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