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A typical neighborhood in La Florida
A typical neighborhood in La Florida

La Florida (Spanish "flowery") is a populous municipality (comuna) of Chile, located on the eastern part of the province of Santiago in the Santiago Metropolitan Region. It has an area of 71 km², a population of 365,674 (2002 census) and an average household income of $24,938 in PPP US dollars (2000). The mayor (alcalde) of La Florida is Pablo Zalaquett. Image File history File linksMetadata Barrio_tipico_La_Florida. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Barrio_tipico_La_Florida. ... A municipality or general-purpose district (compare with: special-purpose district) is an administrative local area generally composed of a clearly defined territory and commonly referring to a city, town, or village government. ... Santiago is one of the six provinces of the Santiago Metropolitan Region of Chile. ... The Santiago Metropolitan Region (in Spanish, Región Metropolitana de Santiago) is a landlocked administrative region in central Chile. ... 2002 (MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The United States dollar is the official currency of the United States. ... A mayor (from the Latin maÄ«or, meaning larger,greater) is the politician who serves as chief executive official of some types of municipalities. ...


(Florida, is also a state in the United States of America; see Florida) State nickname: Sunshine State Official languages English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Governor Jeb Bush (R) Senators Bill Nelson (D) Mel Martinez (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 17. ...


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Florida is a Southern state in the United States, situated upon a large peninsula between the Gulf of Mexico, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Straits of Florida.
Florida seceded from the Union on January 10, 1861 and was one of the founding members of the Confederate States of America (CSA, also known as the Confederacy).
Florida consists of the panhandle extending along the northern Gulf of Mexico and the large peninsula with the Atlantic Ocean as its eastern border and the Gulf of Mexico as its western border.
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