El Bosque, Chile

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El Bosque, Chile
El Bosque, Chile (Chile)
El Bosque, Chile
El Bosque, Chile
Location in Chile
Coordinates: 33°34′S 70°40′W / -33.567, -70.667
Country Chile
Admin. division Santiago Metropolitan Region
Area
 - Total 14.1 sq mi (36.5 km²)
Population (2002)
 - Total 175,594

El Bosque (Spanish for "the forest") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region.

[edit] Stats

  • Area: 14.1 km²[1]
  • Population: 174,735 (2006 projection)[1]
  • Average annual household income: US$15,634 (PPP, 2006)[1]
  • Population below poverty line: 15.8% (2006)[2]
  • Regional quality of life index: 73.65, medium, 28 out of 52 (2005)
  • Human Development Index: 0.711, 106 out of 341 (2003)[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c Sistema de Información Regional, Ministry of Planning of Chile.
  2. ^ Poverty in the Santiago Metropolitan Region, Ministry of Planning of Chile.
  3. ^ "Las Trayectorias del Desarrollo Humano en las Comunas de Chile (1994-2003)." UNDP, Gobierno de Chile, Mideplán

Coordinates: 33°34′S, 70°40.5′W