Pirque 4.16

Pirque is a commune of Chile in Cordillera Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region; it is located 2.8 kilometers SE of Puente Alto and 21.3 kilometers SSE of the center of Santiago. It is situated in a mountain chain.DemographicsAccording to the 2002 census of the National Statistics Institute, Pirque spans an area of 445.3sqkm and has 16,565 inhabitants (8,384 men and 8,181 women). Of these, 9,651 (58.3%) lived in urban areas and 6,914 (41.7%) in rural areas. The population grew by 45.7% (5,197 persons) between the 1992 and 2002 censuses.StatsPopulation: 20,518 Average annual household income: US$21,537 Population below poverty line: 9.1%