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

Demographics

According to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pedro Aguirre Cerda spans an area of 9.7 sqkm 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% (15881 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.

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 2012-1016 major is Claudina Núñez Jiménez (PC). The communal council has the following members: Within the electoral divisions of Chile, Pedro Aguirre Cerda is represented in the Chamber of Deputies by Pedro Browne (RN) and Guillermo Teillier (PC) as part of the 28th electoral district, (together with San Miguel and Lo Espejo). The commune is represented in the Senate by Carlos Montes (PS) and Manuel José Ossandón (RN) as part of the 8th senatorial constituency (Santiago-East).