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Las Condes is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. The area is inhabited primarily by upper-mid- to high income families, and known in the Chilean collective consciousness as home to the country's economic elite. Most of Las Condes′ commercial activity is situated along Apoquindo Avenue where locals have labeled the location "Sanhattan," a portmanteau of Santiago and Manhattan.DemographicsAccording to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Las Condes spans an area of 99.4sqkm and has 249,893 inhabitants (110,916 men and 138,977 women), making the commune an entirely urban area. The population grew by 20.1% (41,830 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses. The 2006 projected population was 283,226.IndicatorsAverage annual household income: US$67,672 Population below poverty line: 2.3% Regional quality of life index: 87.42, high, 2 out of 52 Human Development Index: 0.933, 2 out of 341 Notable residentsMichelle BacheletEduardo Frei Ruiz-TagleSebastián PiñeraSalvador AllendeAlejandrina Cox