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Nunoa
South America is the fourth largest continent of the Western Hemisphere. It is divided politically into 12 independent countries namely Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela and the overseas department of French Guiana. The continent extends to 7,640 kilometers from Punta Gallinas, Colombia, in the north to Cape Horn, Chile, in the south.
At its broadest point, near where it is crossed by the equator, the continent extends to 5,300 kilometers from east to west. South America is connected to North America by the Isthmus of Panama. It is washed on the north by the Caribbean Sea, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean. Topographically the continent is divided into three sections namely the South American cordillera, the interior lowlands, and the continental shield. Roman Catholicism is the dominant religion and Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages of the continent.
Nunoa is a municipality of Chile located in the eastern part of the province of Santiago. It is a mainly residential part of the city of Santiago. Nunoa covers an area of 16.9 square kilometers and has a population of 163,511 people as of the 2002 census. The municipality's inhabitants are primarily an established middle class, with some residents making up a part of the upper-middle class.
Nunoa boasts bustling public and private sector businesses and a public transportation system capable of reaching all parts of the municipality. Most of Nunoa's commercial activity is localized along the Irarrazaval Avenue. A plan called Plan Nunoa 21 exists to promote sustainable economic development in the municipality.
Nunoa prides itself on its important role in social and cultural development in the history of Chile as well as on the opportunity provided to its citizens to live, work and grow in a clean and prosperous environment. A 2005 study placed Nunoa at the top of a list of municipalities in the Metropolitan Region with the highest quality of life.
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