| Pedro Aguirre Cerda | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | City and Commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Map Alt: | Map of Pedro Aguirre Cerda commune in Greater Santiago |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -33.4917°N -110.5°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | city |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santiago Metro. |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Santiago |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Party: | Independent pro-PPD |
| Leader Name: | Juan Rozas Romero |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.7 |
| Population Total: | 114560 |
| Population As Of: | 2002 Census |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 114560 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 0 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 55,382 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 59,178 |
| Timezone: | CLT[4] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[5] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + |
| Website: | Municipality of Pedro Aguirre Cerda |
Pedro Aguirre Cerda (pronounced as /es/) is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is named after President Pedro Aguirre Cerda.
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pedro Aguirre Cerda spans an area of 9.7sqkm and has 114,560 inhabitants (55,382 men and 59,178 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 12.2% (15881 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3]
0.708, 114 out of 341 (2003)[8]
As a commune, Pedro Aguirre Cerda 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 2012-1016 major is Claudina Núñez Jiménez (PC).[1] [2] The communal council has the following members:
Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Pedro Aguirre Cerda is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pedro Browne (RN) and Guillermo Teillier (PC) as part of the 28th electoral district, (together with San Miguel and Lo Espejo). The commune is represented in the Senate by Carlos Montes (PS) and Manuel José Ossandón (RN) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).