Pudahuel (Chile)

Pudahuel (Mapudungun "place of pools/water" or "place where seagulls gather") is a commune of Chile located in Santiago Province, Santiago Metropolitan Region. Santiago's international airport Comodoro Arturo Merino Benítez is located there.


Stats
Area: 197.4 km²
Population: 237,863 (2006 projection)
Average annual household income: US$19,883 (PPP, 2006)
Population below poverty line: 7.1% (2006)
Regional quality of life index: 71.61, mid-low, 39 out of 52 (2005)
Human Development Index: 0.735, 59 out of 341 (2003)