Pedro Aguirre Cerda (commune)

Pedro Aguirre Cerda () is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. It is named after President Pedro Aguirre Cerda.

thumb|PAC at the left of [[Autopista Central in 2022]]

thumb|Lo Valledor market

thumb|Ochagavia center

thumb|André Jarlán Park

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pedro Aguirre Cerda spans an area of 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% (15,881 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

• Population below poverty line: 6.3% (2006)
• Regional quality of life index: 81.08, high, 9 out of 52 (2005)
• Human Development Index: 0.708, 114 out of 341 (2003)

Administration

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 2012-2016 mayor was Claudina Núñez Jiménez (PCCh).