Maipú, Chile

Maipú is a commune of Chile, located in Santiago Province, within the Santiago Metropolitan Region and forming part of the Greater Santiago conurbation. It was founded on 16 February 1821 and is historically significant as the site of the Battle of Maipú (5 April 1818), where Chile's independence was consolidated. Maipú is the second largest commune in the country and is predominantly inhabited by a middle-class population.

Maipú
City and Commune
Top left:A Santiago Metro train arriving in Maipú, Top middle: Battle of Bailén Memorial, Top right: April 5th Avenue, Middle left: Maipú Main Square, Middle right: Maipu Municipal Theater, Bottom left: Votive Temple, Bottom middle: Mall Arauco Maipú, Bottom right: Santiago Bueras Stadium
Flag Coat of arms Map of Maipú commune within Greater Santiago Maipú Location in Chile
Coordinates (city): 33°31′S 70°46′W
Country	Chile
Region	Santiago Metro.
Province	Santiago
Government [1] [2]
• Type	Municipality
• Alcalde	Tomás Vodanovic (FA)
Area [3]
• Total	133 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population  (2002 Census)[3]
• Total	468,390
• Density	3,500/km2 (9,100/sq mi)
• Urban	464,882
• Rural	3,508
Sex [3]
• Men	227,285
• Women	241,105
Time zone	UTC-4 (CLT[4])
• Summer (DST)	UTC-3 (CLST[5])
Area code	56 +
Website	Municipality of Maipú

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Maipú spans 133 km² (51 sq mi) and had a population of 479,911, comprising 233,000 men and 247,000 women. The vast majority of people, 476,552 or 99.3%, lived in urban areas while 3,359 (0.7%) lived in rural areas. From 1992 to 2002, the population grew by 82.6%, an increase of 211,840 people.^[3]

Statistics

• Average annual household income: US$45,664 (PPP, 2006)^[6]
• Population below poverty line: 9.1% (2006)^[7]
• Regional quality of life index: 76.67, mid-high, 21 out of 52 (2005)^{[citation needed]}
• Human Development Index: 0.782, 20 out of 341 (2003)^[8]

Administration

As a commune, Maipú 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 2024-2028 alcalde is Tomás Vodanovic (FA).^[9][10] The communal council had the following members:

• Ka Quiroz Viveros (FA)
• Nicolas Carrancio Fuentes (FA)
• Bladymir Muñoz Acevedo (FA)
• Felipe Farías López (Ind/FA)
• Ariel Ramos Stocker (PCCh)
• Graciela Arochas Felber (PDC)
• Edison Aguilera Salazar (REP)
• Karen Garrido Neira (REP)
• Juan Carlos Prado Chacón (RN)
• Horacio Saavedra (UDI)

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Maipú is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pepe Auth (PPD) and Mónica Zalaquett (UDI) as part of the 20th electoral district, which consists entirely of the Santiago commune. The commune is represented in the Senate by Guido Girardi Lavín (PPD) and Jovino Novoa Vásquez (UDI) as part of the 7th senatorial constituency (Santiago-West).

Gallery

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  Votive Temple of Maipú
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  Town hall
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  Monument to Maipú Embrace
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  The cross of Primo de Rivera's Hill
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  Monument to the Conquerors of the winners of Bailen
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  A neighbourhood in Maipu