| San Miguel | |
| Native Name Lang: | es |
| Settlement Type: | City and commune |
| Flag Alt: | Flag |
| Shield Alt: | Coat of arms |
| Pushpin Map: | Chile |
| Pushpin Map Narrow: | yes |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location in Chile |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chile |
| Coordinates: | -33.4858°N -70.6494°W |
| Coor Pinpoint: | alcalde's office |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Chile |
| Subdivision Type1: | Region |
| Subdivision Name1: | Santiago Metro. |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Santiago |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 10 August 1896 |
| Government Footnotes: | [1] [2] |
| Government Type: | Municipality |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Luis Sanhueza Bravo |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Area Footnotes: | [3] |
| Area Note: | As of 2002 Census |
| Area Total Km2: | 9.5 |
| Population Total: | 107954 |
| Population As Of: | 2017 projection |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Population Demonym: | Sanmiguelino |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Urban |
| Population Blank1: | 107954 |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Rural |
| Population Blank2: | 0 |
| Demographics Type1: | Sex |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Men |
| Demographics1 Info1: | 37,836 |
| Demographics1 Title2: | Women |
| Demographics1 Info2: | 41,036 |
| Timezone: | CLT[4] |
| Utc Offset: | -4 |
| Timezone Dst: | CLST[5] |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -3 |
| Area Code: | 56 + |
| Website: | Municipality of San Miguel |
San Miguel (Spanish for "Saint Michael") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It was founded on August 10, 1896.
As a commune, San Miguel 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 alcalde's office (alcaldía) is located at Gran Avenida No. 3418. The 2012-2016 alcalde is Julio Palestro Velásquez (PS). The communal council has the following members:
San Miguel belongs to the 28th electoral division (together with Pedro Aguirre Cerda and Lo Espejo) and the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago East). It is represented in the Chamber of Deputies of the National Congress by the deputies Guillermo Teillier del Valle (PCCh) and Pedro Browne Urrejola (RN). It is represented in the Senate by senators Soledad Alvear (PDC) and Pablo Longueira (UDI).
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Miguel spans an area of 9.5sqkm and has 78,872 inhabitants (37,836 men and 41,036 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 4.8% (3997 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.[3] The demonym for a person from San Miguel is sanmiguelino for a man or sanmiguelina for a woman.
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