San Pedro de la Paz explained

San Pedro de la Paz
Native Name Lang:es
Settlement Type:City and Commune
Flag Alt:Flag
Shield Alt:Coat of arms
Map Alt:Location of San Pedro de la Paz commune in the Biobío Region
Pushpin Map:Chile
Pushpin Map Narrow:yes
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Alt:Location in Chile
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Chile
Coordinates:-36.8419°N -73.1031°W
Coor Pinpoint:city
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Chile
Subdivision Type1:Region
Subdivision Name1:Biobío
Subdivision Type2:Province
Subdivision Name2:Concepción
Government Footnotes:[1] [2]
Government Type:Municipality
Leader Title:Alcalde
Leader Party:Ind.
Leader Name:Audito Retamal Lazo
Unit Pref:Metric
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:112.5
Elevation M:20
Population Total:121631
Population As Of:2012 Census
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Blank1 Title:Urban
Population Blank1:80159
Population Blank2 Title:Rural
Population Blank2:288
Demographics Type1:Sex
Demographics1 Title1:Men
Demographics1 Info1:38,571
Demographics1 Title2:Women
Demographics1 Info2:41,876
Timezone:CLT
Utc Offset:−4
Timezone Dst:CLST
Utc Offset Dst:−3
Area Code:56 + 41
Website:Official website

San Pedro de la Paz (pronounced as /es/) is a Chilean city and commune located in the Concepción Province, Biobío Region. It has some 80,447 inhabitants according to the 2002 national census. In 2005, the Pedro Aguirre Cerda avenue, the main avenue in the city, was completed. Most of the inhabitants of this comuna commute daily to Concepción – either by car, bus or train – over the Biobío River. It is considered to be part of Greater Concepción conurbation.

San Pedro was established during the Conquest of Chile first as fort la Candelaria which was destroyed following the death of Governor Martín García Óñez de Loyola in 1599. It was rebuilt as part of La Frontera by Alonso de Ribera as fort San Pedro de la Paz in 1603. A small settlement grew up around it. During the Chilean War of Independence the town was burned in 1821, by the royalist Juan Manuel Picó on the order of Vicente Benavides during the Battle of San Pedro. The fort was ruined by the 1835 Concepción earthquake.

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, San Pedro de la Paz spans an area of 112.5sqkm and has 80,447 inhabitants (38,571 men and 41,876 women). Of these, 80,159 (99.6%) lived in urban areas and 288 (0.4%) in rural areas. The population grew by 18.6% (12,630 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Administration

As a commune, San Pedro de la Paz 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 2008–2012 alcalde is Audito Retamal Lazo (Ind.).

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, San Pedro de la Paz is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by José Miguel Ortiz (PDC) and Enrique Van Rysselberghe (UDI) as part of the 44th electoral district, (together with Concepción and Chiguayante). The commune is represented in the Senate by Alejandro Navarro Brain (MAS) and Hosain Sabag Castillo (PDC) as part of the 12th senatorial constituency (Biobío-Cordillera).

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Asociación Chilena de Municipalidades . 23 February 2011. es.
  2. Web site: Municipality of San Pedro de la Paz . 23 February 2011. es.
  3. Web site: National Statistics Institute . 13 December 2010. es.