Quinta Normal

Quinta Normal is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is named after a large park in the area.

Demographics
According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Quinta Normal spans an area of 13 sqkm and has 104,012 inhabitants (50,509 men and 53,503 women), and the commune is an entirely urban area. The population fell by 10.6% (12337 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

Stats

 * Population: 95,597 (2006 projection)
 * Average annual household income: US$17,919 (PPP, 2006)
 * Population below poverty line: 10.8% (2006)
 * Regional quality of life index: 77.01, mid-high, 19 out of 52 (2005)
 * Human Development Index: 0.723, 87 out of 341 (2003)

Administration
As a commune, Quinta Normal 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 communal council has the following members:
 * Eduardo Valdés San Martín
 * Yohanna Cáceres Lloncón
 * Matilde Pérez Ravelo
 * Adriano Castillo Herrera
 * Sebastián Alburquenque Garrido
 * Margarita Ruz Olivares
 * Antonieta Flores Miranda
 * Nicolás Jaramillo Méndez

Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Quinta Normal was dissolved as a district. Its last representatives in the Chamber of Deputies were Nicolás Monckeberg (RN) and Cristina Girardi (PPD).