Lo Barnechea is a commune of
ChileChile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
located in Santiago Province,
Santiago Metropolitan RegionThe Santiago Metropolitan Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago...
. It is home to some of Chile's fanciest neighborhoods (including
La DehesaLa Dehesa is a suburban neighborhood located in the Chilean municipality of Lo Barnechea, in northeastern Greater Santiago. It is inhabited by mid-high to high-income families.La Dehesa is located in a valley, in the north bank of the Mapocho River...
). The largest international school in Santiago,
International School Nido de AguilasThe International School Nido de Aguilas is a school in Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile.- Geography :The International School Nido de Aguilas in Santiago, Chile is set in the foothills of the Andes. The school bought most of the terrain around it, and owns a vast amount of land...
is located in Lo Barnechea.The prehispanic settlers of Lo Barnechea were called Huaicoches (
MapudungunMapudungun is a language isolate spoken in central Chile and west central Argentina by the Mapuche people. It is also known as Mapudungu, Mapuche, and Araucanian...
(
HuaycoA huayco or huaico is a Peruvian term that refers to a flash flood caused by torrential rains occurring high in the mountains....
flash floodA flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas - washes, rivers and streams. It is caused by heavy rain associated with a thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm. Flash floods can also occur after the collapse of an ice dam, or a human structure, such as a dam, for example, the...
associated with the "El Niño" phenomenon and Che : People ).
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Lo Barnechea is a commune of
ChileChile, officially the Republic of Chile , is a country in South America occupying a long, narrow coastal strip between the Andes mountains to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. It borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far...
located in Santiago Province,
Santiago Metropolitan RegionThe Santiago Metropolitan Region is one of Chile's 15 first order administrative divisions. It is the country's only landlocked administrative region and contains the nation's capital, Santiago...
. It is home to some of Chile's fanciest neighborhoods (including
La DehesaLa Dehesa is a suburban neighborhood located in the Chilean municipality of Lo Barnechea, in northeastern Greater Santiago. It is inhabited by mid-high to high-income families.La Dehesa is located in a valley, in the north bank of the Mapocho River...
). The largest international school in Santiago,
International School Nido de AguilasThe International School Nido de Aguilas is a school in Lo Barnechea, Santiago, Chile.- Geography :The International School Nido de Aguilas in Santiago, Chile is set in the foothills of the Andes. The school bought most of the terrain around it, and owns a vast amount of land...
is located in Lo Barnechea.The prehispanic settlers of Lo Barnechea were called Huaicoches (
MapudungunMapudungun is a language isolate spoken in central Chile and west central Argentina by the Mapuche people. It is also known as Mapudungu, Mapuche, and Araucanian...
(
HuaycoA huayco or huaico is a Peruvian term that refers to a flash flood caused by torrential rains occurring high in the mountains....
flash floodA flash flood is a rapid flooding of geomorphic low-lying areas - washes, rivers and streams. It is caused by heavy rain associated with a thunderstorm, hurricane, or tropical storm. Flash floods can also occur after the collapse of an ice dam, or a human structure, such as a dam, for example, the...
associated with the "El Niño" phenomenon and Che : People ).
Stats
- Area: 1,024 km²
- Population: 94,072 (2006 projection)
- Average annual household income: US$54,037 (PPP
The purchasing power parity theory uses the long-term equilibrium exchange rate of two currencies to equalize their purchasing power...
, 2006)
- Population below poverty line: 8.1% (2006)
- Regional quality of life index: 80.73, high, 11 out of 52 (2005)
- Human Development Index
The Human Development Index is an index used to rank countries by level of "human development", which usually also implies whether a country is developed, developing, or underdeveloped.-Summary:...
: 0.912, 3 out of 341 (2003)
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